A 39-year-old man was arrested after entering a garage to rob it but was restrained by its owner.

The incident happened yesterday at 10.30am in Reggie Miller Street, Gżira. The police said the owner became suspicious when he heard unusual sounds coming from the garage, adjacent to his house. It appeared the suspect was rummaging in a car and tried to flee when confronted by its owner, who restrained him.

The Sliema district police and officers from the Rapid Intervention Unit immediately responded to initial reports of a scuffle.

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