KUWAIT: Eleven Kuwaiti citizens were found using "silicone fingerprints" on behalf of 344 employees at the ministry of electricity and water in Khairan, Zour, Mina Abdullah, Khaitan and Salmiya. Criminal detectives learned about the forgery and launched an investigation, and were able to catch the forgers red-handed with the silicone prints, for which they used to charge KD 50 per month each.

Taxi driver robbed

A man claiming to be a policeman hit a taxi driver in his eye and stole his money, mobile phone and IDs before escaping. The Indian driver was in Andalus when a seemingly angry man stopped behind him and told him, "Can't you stop properly?" He then punched him and stole the items. A pedestrian told police about what happened, so they with an ambulance to the scene. Investigations are underway. Meanwhile, an Egyptian man accused three persons of beating him and taking KD 980 that belonged to the company he works for. He went to Nugra police station and gave policemen a medical report stating the injuries he suffered. Detectives began working on the case.

Drunk driver arrested

A citizen who was drunk told police at a checkpoint in Nugra: "I am really drunk and not in the mood for anything." Police found a glass in his hand, and a bottle and a half of imported liquor. The man was arrested and taken to Nugra police station for further legal action.

Search for reckless driver

A citizen complained against a driver who escaped after ramming her car when she ignored him. A security source said a citizen told Sharq police station that while driving on Arabian Gulf Road, a man harassed her, but when she ignored him, he hit her car and escaped. She gave police the license plate number of the car, and detectives are investigating.

Campers' dispute

Abdullah Port policemen arrested a citizen who threatened the owner of a camp of killing his horse with a knife he was carrying, then smashed the window of a patrol car. Police received a call from a man about a person who attacked him in his Wafra camp, with whom he had previous disputes. Police went to the scene, arrested the suspect and took the knife that was with him, and put him in the patrol car. The police source said the suspect smashed the rear window in an attempt to escape but failed. - Al-Rai