Three Romanians were given one year probation each after they pleaded guilty to stealing €200 from a cash register at the Waterfront Hotel in Triq ix-Xatt Gzira.
Vasile Caldararu, 20; Mures Petrache, 28; and Mihai Florica, 32, live at the Eurostar Hotel in Ball Street, St Julian's entered the hotel, stole the cash and left in a car.
Someone saw them and took a note of the car's number plate and they were caught by the police Mobile Squad shortly after.