- It feels very valuable that we stopped him.

We fear that he would otherwise have continued, says Johan Borg who is acting head of the local police area Värnamo.

The suspected robber is a resident of Vaggeryd municipality and has previously been convicted of a similar crime.

It is unclear how the man will react to the new criminal suspicions.

- He has been convicted of a lot of crime, says Johan Borg who tells that the man's criminal record is long.

Arrested hours after the robbery

He was arrested in Skillingaryd the night before Monday, a couple of hours after the robbery against a grocery store on Artillerigatan in the same place.

The police investigation soon led to the man also being linked to the robbery against a kiosk on Östra Storgatan in Jönköping on 14 May.

During the further investigation, information has emerged that has led the police to suspect that the man also carried out the robbery against a grocery store on Fredsgatan in Värnamo on 13 May.

In all cases, the perpetrator has forced the robbery by threatening the store staff with a sneak peek.