Two held for theft and trespassing

KALBA — Two men have been arrested on charges of trespassing and theft. The two men — identified as R.M.S (24), an office employee; and H.S.S, jobless (both Emiratis) — were caught by Kalba policemen in less than 48 hours after they sneaked into a house and made off with jewellery worth Dh40,000.

By Salah Al Debarky

Published: Mon 27 Feb 2006, 10:07 AM

Last updated: Sat 4 Apr 2015, 1:45 PM

The two defendants, who entered the house in the absence of its occupants, were caught while trying to sell the stolen items in Sharjah. They were referred to the public prosecution, which ordered them remanded to police custody, until they are referred to the court to stand trial.

According to police records, a man who works as an office employee told the police that he had decided to work in Abu Dhabi. He used to take his family with him to Abu Dhabi and come back on the weekend at Kalba. He discovered when he returned from the capital this week that jewellery worth Dh40,000 went missing. He alleged that the valuables were robbed as some doors and windows of the house, located in Al Ghail in Kalba, were smashed and broken. The complainant, however, told the police that he could not exactly say when the burglary took place as he returned from Abu Dhabi every Wednesday. He gave the police the description of the stolen jewellery.

Acting on the complaint, a wide manhunt for the suspects was launched. Bulletins on the description of the stolen jewellery were distributed to jewellery shops. The two suspects were arrested when they tried to sell the stolen valuables in Sharjah. Police recovered the stolen items from their possession. They were referred to the Public Prosecution, which interrogated them, and charged them of stealing and trespassing. It ordered them to be remanded to police custody for the prosecution.