{"id":200985,"date":"2026-08-23T11:55:59","date_gmt":"2026-08-23T08:55:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/200985\/"},"modified":"2026-08-23T11:56:01","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T08:56:01","slug":"police-arrest-suspected-jewelry-store-robber","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/200985\/","title":{"rendered":"Police arrest suspected jewelry store robber"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>August 23, <em>Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>Police have arrested a man suspected of robbing a jewelry store in downtown Minsk two days ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The interior ministry said that the 34-year old Minsk resident attempted to flee Belarus and was arrested in Or\u0161a at the border with Russia. The man has been charged with grand larceny. Investigators seized jewelry and pistol-like object from him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Two days earlier, a masked man wielding what appeared to be a firearm robbed a jewelry store in Minsk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the Investigative Committee and the interior ministry, the suspect entered the Samotsvety store on Independence Avenue at around 17:50, wearing a surgical mask and brandishing a pistol-like object in front of a salesperson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The intruder took the jewelry from behind the counter and fled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mvd-21-08-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mvd-21-08-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mvd-21-08-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mvd-21-08-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mvd-21-08-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mvd-21-08.jpg 1129w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Society<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Society<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Police hunting for gunman after jewelry store robbery in Minsk<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">August 21, Pozirk. A police manhunt is under way in Minsk and the Minsk district after a masked man wielding what appeared to be a firearm robbed a jewelry store on Friday evening. According to the Investigative Committee and the &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/200868\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read <\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>August 23, Pozirk. Police have arrested a man suspected of robbing a jewelry store in downtown Minsk two days ago. The interior ministry said that the 34-year old Minsk resident attempted to flee Belarus and was arrested in Or\u0161a at the border with Russia. The man has been charged with grand larceny. 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