Dubai An African man was arrested for allegedly stealing from bank customers, Brigadier Khalil Al Mansouri, head of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Dubai Police, announced on Wednesday.
The suspect used to allegedly follow customers, after they withdrew cash, before breaking into their cars to steal the money.
"Three reports were filed against this suspect in Dubai, and a fourth in a nearby emirate," Lieutenant Colonel Ahmad Al Merri, head of the CID section, said.
The suspect allegedly used to keep an eye on any customer who withdrew cash and carried it in an envelope in an obvious manner.
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He would then follow the person until he or she parked their car and stopped to run an errand.
The suspect would then break into the car by smashing a window and steal the money. He was arrested near a bank for suspicious behaviour.
In his confession, he said that negligent people had turned him into a thief because he could not resist the temptation.
"I tried once, twice and three times, and succeeded," he confessed.
Al Merri warned the public against negligence and urged them to be alert when dealing with large amounts of cash.
