Man in hood with weapon entered bank in Hlinek, ended up in police custody
A sixty-seven-year-old man entered a bank in Hlinek wearing a hood and carrying a gas pistol. Police detained him and initiated criminal proceedings on suspicion of disorderly conduct.
Masked "bodyguard" in Hlinek bank ends in detention
A sixty-seven-year-old man entered a bank premises in Hlinek in the Chrudim district on 13 October in the afternoon, armed with a gas weapon and wearing a hood over his head. Bank staff were disturbed by his presence and the case was immediately reported to police. According to policie.gov.cz, regional police officers soon traced and detained the man.
During interrogation, the detained man explained that he was walking through the town in this unusual outfit when he noticed an acquaintance in the bank. He approached him and offered to act as his bodyguard while withdrawing cash. The acquaintance immediately warned him that entering a bank with a hood and weapon was nonsense and ordered him out. The man left the premises without further resistance.
Witness statements and investigation carried out so far have not suggested that the account of events was not truthful. Nevertheless, criminal investigators initiated proceedings on suspicion of the commission of the criminal offence of disorderly conduct.
A specialist assessment by the Department of Service for Weapons and Security Materials confirmed that the gas weapon found is not subject to notification under the law on weapons and ammunition. Due to the initiation of criminal proceedings, however, the man was asked to surrender it, which he complied with. The weapon was subsequently confiscated from him.
Source: Google News CZ — Crime (cs)