Local Policeman gives himself up after robbing a bank in Jaén

SAN ROQUE (Agencies) A Local Police agent presented himself  last Saturday at the Guardia Civi;l station in San Roque and confessed to having robbed €600 froma branch of La Caixa in Jaén. The man, aged about 30, has been a policeman in San Roque for some seven years. He was placed under arrest and his case taken to the Judicial Police unit of the National Police in La Línea. The agent allegedly entered the branch at 8.30am and threatened the staff with a broken bottle. He got away with only the €600 in cash there was at the moment in the bank; his face was at all times uncovered. No-one was injured at the scene. The GC believe that the same alleged perpetrator may have carried out a similar robbery at another bank in Marbella. Sources say that his behaviour could be related to the man's supposed drug abuse. San Roque Town Hall issued a statement saying that it does not have details on the subject and would not express an opinion until they were available.