Police have detained a 29-year-old man suspected of holding up fourteen banks across the country with a mock-up fire-arm.

The man, originally from the southern Malopolska province, was caught by Wroclaw police. He is thought to have held up seven banks in the south-western city, as well as being operative in Warsaw, Krakow, and Kalisz.

“Police have confiscated his car and the mock weapon which he used during the robberies,” Pawel Petrykowski from Wroclaw Police told media, adding that if the man is found guilty of the robberies, he may face 15 years in prison.

The suspect was earlier noted for property crimes, including bank robbery. He was caught at the end of September after a failed heist in Wroclaw. (jb)