UAE | Crime
Dubai police arrest two men for stealing cables from construction site
Police arrested two Asian men for stealing electric cables from a construction site.
- Staff Report
- Published: 17:30 July 24, 2008
Dubai: Police arrested two Asian men for stealing electric cables from a construction site.
A police patrol was passing by late in the night near a construction site in Al Ghusais when the officers spotted a man riding a bicycle and carrying a plastic bag, which looked suspicious.
The patrol asked the man to stop, but he tried to run away. However, police caught him and found electric cables of different sizes in the plastic bag.
When police interrogated him, he panicked and confessed that he had bought the cables from a security guard at a construction site and he guided police to the site.
At the site, police arrested the guard and he confessed that he breached the trust of his company and sold cables to the man who was arrested earlier.
Police referred the two men to the Public Prosecution for further investigation.
A police official from Dubai Police's Criminal Investigation Department (CID) called on owners of contracting companies to take safety precautions, choose guards carefully and keep an eye on the construction materials to avoid such incidents.
Community Reports
-
Mirror, mirror show me the way
Driver on Salam Street had so many boxes and fruits piled into car, he would not be able to view rear or right side mirrors
-
Parents should be more vigilant
Reader's picture highlights risk of negligence by caretakers
-
Warming up to ‘Mobilise the Earth' theme
Dubai school dedicates a whole week to celebrating Earth Day with can-collection drives, sapling plantation and painting competition among others
-
Drivers using mobiles put others' lives at risk
Speeding is dangerous for the driver and other motorists
Latest news
- Youngsters dance and raise cash for charity
- Dubai departments upgrade services
- Get yourself a free test for diabetes
- Ensuring a safety net for intellectual property
- Reader's issue addressed
- 5,552 illegals held in Dubai this year
- Man cleared because he took drugs in France
- Man charged with trafficking women
- Auditors to probe Mizin graft case
- Transfusion centre launches new toll free number
- Mirror, mirror show me the way
- Last minute ID rush is on
- Police's secret source scheme reaps rewards
- Breaking down cultural barriers with photographs
- Car seats for children: Unsafe at any speed
