Wednesday, June 8, around 7:25 p.m., two individuals attempted an armed robbery in a business in Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon (Rhône).
One of them threatened the cashier with a pistol, which turned out to be a dummy weapon.
His accomplice had remained at the entrance to keep watch.
One of the robbers hid another weapon in his home
A store employee managed to evacuate the customers present by the reserve, then to contact the police services by communicating the description of the robbers.
The BAC police intervened in time to arrest the two men and their loot.
They had abandoned their pellet gun and their clothes in a nearby trash can.
Searches led to the discovery of another dummy weapon in the youngest of the two thieves.
The oldest was the subject of a procedure relating to the snatching of a handbag.
He admitted the facts, claiming to have acted under the orders of his accomplice.
The suspects are presented to the Lyon prosecutor's office this Friday, for a judgment in immediate appearance.
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Miscellaneous facts
Weapons
Gun
Heist
Robbery
Police
Lyons
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes