Driver admits stealing 2 safes from workplace

Dubai: A driver has been accused of stealing two safes from his workplace that contained two chequebooks and four separate cheques worth tens of thousands of dirhams as well as cash.

The 33-year-old Egyptian driver, H.S., was said to have entered the premises of the company where he worked and stole the two safes that contained more than 100 cheques and more than Dh17,500 in cash in December.

When the defendant showed up before the Dubai Court of First Instance on Sunday, he entered a guilty plea.

“Yes, I stole the safes,” H.S., who is in custody, was heard telling presiding judge Urfan Omar in court.

The company’s manager testified to prosecutors that one of his employees informed him about the heist over the phone.

“An Egyptian accountant told me over the phone that the company’s supervisor had discovered the door was not locked properly. When he walked inside, he discovered that the glass door had been broken and the safes were missing. The first safe contained two cheque books… more than 100 cheques that were already signed and ready to be cashed. It also contained separate cheques worth more than Dh30,000 and a few ATM and credit cards. The other safe contained cash,” the manager told prosecutors.

The defendant was cited confessing to police interrogators and prosecutors that he stole the safes from his workplace.

Dubai Police’s forensic evidence report confirmed that the suspect’s fingerprints matched those lifted from the crime scene.

A ruling will be heard on April 19.