Illegal resident held for burgling 11 Sharjah shops

The suspect, who was deported earlier for various crimes, infiltrated back and damaged front glass panels and locks to rob the shops.

By Afkar Abdullah/principal Correspondent

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Published: Mon 15 Dec 2014, 11:29 PM

Last updated: Fri 3 Apr 2015, 9:16 PM

The Sharjah Police on Sunday arrested an illegal Pakistani resident for breaking into at least 11 shops in different part of the emirate and stealing cash and other valuable items.

According to a top officer, the suspect damaged the front glass panels and destroyed the locks and robbed the shops. The shop owners lodged complaints in different police stations. Following the information provided by the victims, the police formed a team of officers to investigate the case.

During investigation, the team suspected a Pakistani national who had criminal records and used the same method in burgling shops. When he was arrested, he confessed to burgling the shops. On raiding his residence, the police found stolen items such as cash, mobile phones, computers and other precious items. The police said the man was deported earlier for committing similar thefts, but he infiltrated back into the county.

Police urged shop owners to instal CCTV cameras and alarm systems linked to the police’s operations room to curb burglaries. -afkarali@khaleejtimes.com


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