Citizen arrested for impersonating police, robbery

An Omani national was arrested and charged with theft and impersonating a police officer, Royal Oman Police (ROP) reported on Saturday.

The man, according to the police, "committed three cases of robbery in Seeb, where the accused targeted victims leaving work claiming that he was a police officer".

In another case, police in Muscat arrested two Arab nationals on charges of promoting false currency. "The accused used fake OMR50 currency while shopping at a centre in Seeb," ROP said.

In both cases, the accused admitted to their crimes after being confronted with the evidence.