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Tried to steal money at knifepoint/ 24-year-old arrested in Shkodra

2026-02-07 09:38:00, Kronika CNA

Tried to steal money at knifepoint/ 24-year-old arrested in Shkodra

Shkodra police have identified and arrested a 24-year-old man who attempted to rob money at knifepoint at a branch of the Albanian Post Office and a commercial entity.

Citizen MM, who had been hiding in the ceiling of his apartment to avoid being caught by the police, was placed in handcuffs. Meanwhile, during a search of his apartment, two bicycles stolen from him were found and seized.

Police announcement:

Shkodra / Police operation "Reaction" is finalized

He attempted to violently take, under threat of a knife, a sum of money from a branch of the Albanian Post and a commercial entity. The police identified and arrested the suspected perpetrator within a few hours.

Two stolen bicycles and some of the clothes he used during the commission of this criminal offense were seized.

As a result of rapid investigative actions and uninterrupted pursuit, carried out by the Crime Investigation specialists of the Shkodra Police Commissariat, in cooperation with the Serious Crimes Sector, with the support of the "Eagle" special force and under the direction of the Shkodra Prosecution Office, within the framework of the police operation codenamed "Reaction", the citizen was identified and arrested:

MM, 24 years old, resident of the village of Guci e Re, who was hiding in the ceiling of his apartment to avoid the Police.

This citizen is suspected of having attempted to violently rob a branch of the Albanian Post Office yesterday evening, in the "Vasil Shanto" neighborhood, threatening with a cutting tool (knife).

While leaving, he broke the window of the counter and fled on a stolen bicycle.

Also, a few minutes later, he is suspected of having attempted again, again with the threat of a cutting tool (knife), to violently rob a market in the "Fahri Ramadani" neighborhood.

While leaving, in the "Skënderbeg" neighborhood, he is suspected of stealing another bicycle.

During the search of this citizen's apartment, the Police Services found and seized, as material evidence, the clothes he used during the commission of the criminal offense, as well as the stolen bicycles.

The procedural materials were referred to the Prosecutor's Office at the First Instance Court of General Jurisdiction in Shkodra, for the criminal offenses of "Robbery of banks and savings banks", which remained in the attempted stage, "Robbery with violence", "Theft" and "Unlicensed production, possession, purchase or sale of cold weapons". / CNA





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