On Monday, police arrested a robbery suspect in Dagoretti and recovered a homemade pistol.
According to the National Police Service, a team of police officers from Dagoretti Subcounty intercepted the suspect after receiving intelligence.
“They apprehended him at the Delta Petrol Station in Kawangare 46, and he led the officers to his house,” NPS said.
Several items were recovered during the house search by police.
“One homemade pistol capable of firing, one stolen Nokia mobile phone, one tear gas grenade, one Samsung Tablet, and one machete,” were recovered.
Further, NPS said the male adult suspect was arrested and taken into custody pending arraignment.
Police submits that “Preliminary investigations indicate that the suspect and his male accomplice, who is still at large, are linked to an earlier robbery incident that occurred on the morning of December 26,”
The same incident, according to NPS, had been reported at Waithaka Police Station.
