iPhone | iPad
Android
Huawei
Unity between faiths has been the central theme of the pontiff's Asia trip and a declaration they signed called for 'religious harmony for the sake of humanity'
KT APPDOWNLOAD
‘Cats Eyes’ nab seasoned thief
In an operation called ‘Cats Eyes’, the Bur Dubai Police arrested a suspect, who is allegedly involved in many thefts and has a crime record of over 20 years.
He was kept in police custody more than once, charged with thefts from clinics, salons and clothing stores in residential areas. He is also accused of rape and various other crimes.
According to Colonel Ali Ghanem, Director of Bur Dubai Police Station, the police had been monitoring the suspect under the “Kish Harami” programme after occurrence of a number of thefts in the areas of Jumeirah and Umm Suqueim. After studying the area features and theft style, the police started to monitor the movements of the suspect.
He said that the suspect usedmask and gloves while committing the crimes and left no traces. He usually committed the crimes between 2am and 5am.
The Kish Harami teams have deployed patrols in the areas of Jumeirah and Umm Suqueim, specially at shopping malls, clinics, salons and clothing stores.
Col. Ali Ghanem said that the police teams had stationed in Al Manara in plain clothes, disguised as workers, monitoring all exits and the entrances of the area.
He said the teams found that no theft had taken place during this period in the area and nobody other than the residents entered there. So the police had tactical withdrawal of patrols from entrances. “It was directed to adjacent areas to make the thief feel that the area was free of security presence. After four days, the police managed to nab the suspect, who was moving in a rent-a-car, carrying a bag with a screwdriver to open the doors.”
Colonel Ali Ghanem said that the defendant admitted that he committed 11 thefts and other crimes including rape and five robberies in the area.
He said that the 40-year-old suspect,started committing crimes since the age of 16. He was recently released from a Sharjah prison after a long jail term and soon he was nabbed by Kish Harami teams.
Col Ali Ghanem said that the Kish Harami teams comprising 35 police personnel participated in “Cats Eyes” operation.
23,221 nabbed under Kish Harami programme
DUBAI — The Bur Dubai Police have nabbed 23,221 criminals, violators and suspects under its security programme dubbed Kish Harami and checked on 20,000 people since its launch in 2009.
Colonel Ali Ghanim, Director of Bur Dubai Police Station, said that the programme has resulted in reduction of crimes. He said that the Bur Dubai Police have deployed 17,477 patrols since 2009 and caught 2,161 wanted people involved in different criminal cases, 4,202 violators of the residence laws, 10,970 suspects and 7,730 people wanted in dud cheque cases. He said that Kish Harami has not only followed the criminal cases, which represent 48 per cent of the cases in the emirate, but also cited violations which falls under other departments.
amira@khaleejtimes.com
More news from World
Musk risks possible EU sanctions in the coming months for allegedly breaking new content rules
More than 90 per cent of buildings within a so-called buffer zone appeared to have been destroyed or severely damaged, according to the London-based rights group
Netanyahu says that Israel must retain control over the Philadelphi Corridor along the Egypt-Gaza border to prevent weapons smuggling to Hamas
Convention covers human rights aspects of AI
According to the International Meteor Organisation, the one-meter asteroid will be a bright and slow fireball and cause no damage
Saad was studying at the Edward Said National Conservatory of Music in nearby Gaza City before it was reduced to ruins in the war that has devastated much of the enclave
The lawsuit is the latest legal challenge to the Democratic president's efforts to fulfil a campaign pledge and bring debt relief to millions of Americans who turned to federal student loans to fund their costly higher education