KUWAIT: A citizen sustained various injuries after being stabbed in the thigh and arm during a fight with two others in Sabahiya over a deal to sell a used vehicle. According to security sources, the two assailants had bought the vehicle from the man and paid him a down payment before they found out that the vehicle's engine was broken. The seller refused to refund the down payment, which prompted the attack.

Murder threat

A citizen called police reporting that someone was about to kill him, said security sources. Detectives immediately rushed to the scene and interrogated the suspect, who denied any intention to kill his friend and said that he only made such claims in retaliation because he had been calling his girlfriend while playing with his friend's mobile phone.

Thieves caught

Three Asians were arrested in Nogra with the possession of construction materials and equipment that they had stolen from Jaber Al-Ahmed, said security sources, adding that two of them had expired residency visas. Meanwhile, two Asians were arrested for stealing 1.5 tons of charcoal from a citizen's farm in Wafra, said security sources.

Missing jewelry

A female citizen filed a complaint against a friend saying that she had borrowed KD 3,200 from her, and in return kept her jewelry, which is much more expensive, with her until she paid her back. She added that when she returned the money, her friend claimed that the jewelry was stolen. A case was filed and further investigations are in progress.

Bracelets stolen

A female citizen reported that an unidentified woman stole her daughter's golden bracelets while she was shopping in Fahaheel, said security sources. A case was filed and further investigations are in progress to identify the woman.

Dud check

A search is on for a citizen who bought an expensive watch for KD 6,400, but paid for it with a dud check.

Investigation

A wide scale investigation is currently in progress to find out how a suspect who had been arrested for forging permissions to enter oil facilities for eight citizens had fled the country, said security sources. The suspect charged KD 70 per permission, the source said, adding that he was banned from traveling pending further investigations but managed to leave the country.

House robbery

A Lebanese man reported that unidentified robbers broke into his house in Salmiya and stole gold jewelry worth KD 6,000 while he and his wife were at work. A case was filed and further investigations are in progress. - Translated from the Arabic press