Two car thieves nabbed in Dubai

Dubai police arrested two men for stealing money and other items from cars while they are parked late night by smashing their glass.

Police said a 16-year-old Gulf citizens and his 23-year-old friend, both jobless, had robbed more than 10 cars in the same way before they were trapped and seized by police stalking them at a car park.

In one operation, the two smashed the windows of eight cars in Nahda area and stole money, mobile phones and credit cards, according to Brigadier Khalil Al Mansoori, director the criminal investigation and detectives department in Dubai.

Another police officer said the two targeted cars parked in a distant place late night by using a torch to check items inside.

“After we received many reports about such robberies, we decided to act and deployed patrols in many areas,” said Lt Colonel Ahmed al Marri, head of the criminal investigation section at the department.

“On April 10, our patrols saw two men walking inside a car park in Nahda at 4.00 am…they had a torch which they used to check inside cars…after targeting one car, they smashed its window…at that moment, our men were on them.”

Quoted by Emirat Alyoum newspaper, he said police seized money purses, credit cards, mobile phones, women’s bags and other items with the two.

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