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29 March 2024

Cop wounded while arresting cable thieves

A Dubai policeman was seriously wounded in head while trying to arrest two suspected electric cable thieves in Qusais.

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By Mohammad El Sadafy

A Dubai policeman was seriously wounded in head while trying to arrest two suspected electric cable thieves in Qusais.

According to a police statement released on Monday, he was saved from more injuries by a colleague. The policeman was struck with a piece of wood by one of the suspected thieves who were arrested.

The injured policeman was taken to hospital.

Police said one of the two men arrested was wanted in seven cases including theft of cars and warehouse burglaries. The other had a record of robberies.

Major General Khamis Mattar Al Mazina, Commander in Chief of Dubai Police, praised the officers who arrested the suspected thieves.

Al Mazina also thanked His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, for promoting the two police officers who took part in the operation.