KENINGAU: A policeman, said to be desperate for money and under the influence of drug, robbed a tyre shop at Jalan Masak here this morning.
However, the 36-year-old policeman, from Tenom police station, was detained near Jalan Kilang Irama Ramai several hours later.
A source said the man, armed with a metal pipe, had stormed into the shop and demanded some cash from the owner.
"He was swinging the metal pipe at the 32-year-old victim.
"Fearing for his safety, the victim gave him RM1,000 from the register and the suspect fled in a Proton Saga,"
A police report was lodged at 12.30pm and a team of policemen managed to trace the car to an area near Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Bulusilou.
"The suspect sped off but the team intercepted him soon after.
"The team seized a 36cm-long pipe, and RM1,003 cash wrapped up in a piece of cloth," the source added.
Sabah police deputy commissioner Datuk Razarudin Husain @ Abd Rasid confirmed the incident when contacted.