A 41-year old man was arrested in Cospicua on Saturday in the middle of an alleged robbery attempt. 

Police said they had received a phone call at 2pm from a bystander who said they had seen the man entering through the window of a resident in Triq il-Mitħna. 

District police officers surrounded the building to prevent the would-be thief from escaping while officers from the Rapid Intervention Unit entered the house, where the man was found hiding in a small room. 

The man was arrested and a search revealed a number of items allegedly stolen from the house. 

Police investigations are ongoing.  

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