Money exchange office robbed; Gang leader nabbed

[hammer911]

December 5th, 2010

Money exchange office robbery gang leader nabbed – source

KIRKUK / Aswat al-Iraq: Policemen arrested a gunman who led a gang that robbed a money exchange office and a BMW vehicle containing 150 million Iraqi dinars in northern Kirkuk, a local police official said on Sunday.

“The gang had conducted an armed robbery operation on a money exchange office and then stole the office owner’s BMW vehicle with 150 million dinars in al-Hosseir souk (outdoor market) in northern Kirkuk on July 22,” Maj. Youssef Saleh of the Kirkuk Police Department told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.

“The detained man, of the name Farouq Fa’eq Shokour, is a local resident of al-Touz district, south of Kirkuk. He was arrested at a checkpoint on al-Corniche street, central Kirkuk, and confessed to involvement in the operation during initial investigations with him,” added Saleh.

The oil-rich Kirkuk, a city of mixed Kurdish, Arab and Turkmen population, lies 250 km northeast of the Iraqi capital Baghdad.

http://en.aswataliraq.info/?p=139514

[usndiver]

December 5th, 2010

Money exchange office robbery gang leader nabbed – source

KIRKUK / Aswat al-Iraq: Policemen arrested a gunman who led a gang that robbed a money exchange office and a BMW vehicle containing 150 million Iraqi dinars in northern Kirkuk, a local police official said on Sunday.

“The gang had conducted an armed robbery operation on a money exchange office and then stole the office owner’s BMW vehicle with 150 million dinars in al-Hosseir souk (outdoor market) in northern Kirkuk on July 22,” Maj. Youssef Saleh of the Kirkuk Police Department told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.

“The detained man, of the name Farouq Fa’eq Shokour, is a local resident of al-Touz district, south of Kirkuk. He was arrested at a checkpoint on al-Corniche street, central Kirkuk, and confessed to involvement in the operation during initial investigations with him,” added Saleh.

The oil-rich Kirkuk, a city of mixed Kurdish, Arab and Turkmen population, lies 250 km northeast of the Iraqi capital Baghdad.

http://en.aswataliraq.info/?p=139514

Looks like Iraq's police apparatus is getting better. This is encouraging.

[DarkStarrDinar]

It says it happened on July 22

[hammer911]

It says it happened on July 22

That was another hiest where they stole the car. The importent part of this post is: The dinar is now worth stealing:)...GO RV!!!~~~

[GreginTexas]

It says it happened on July 22

It could be due to the long----- interview. You know good Iraqi cop / bad Iraqi cop and a pair of pliers.

[Soldiering4U]

it isn't that it is WORTH stealing it is that they had to steal so much to buy a coke and a pack of smokes lol

[Maria]

i think robbers know some thing about dinar rv