KUWAIT: Investigators arrested three persons who formed a purse snatching gang in Farwaniya. The men, all three from Syria, would use a motorcycle without license plates and target women walking along the street. The three, when interrogated, admitted to more than 60 such robberies. They told detectives that they would snatch the purses from unsuspecting women while riding on their motorcycle and if the woman held on to the purse, they would drag her along the ground until she let go.

Investigators uncovered the gang when detectives spotted a man riding a motorbike without a tag and followed him. They saw the man commit a robbery in the described manner and arrested him. He confessed and led authorities to the other two culprits.

It seems several victims did not report the incidents to police because in many cases the amount of money was small or they did not want to spend long hours waiting at the police station. In some cases, the victims were also illegal residents in Kuwait. The three thieves said they spent the money they steal on smoking, tablets and food.

Two men arrested for dumping body

A security source said criminal detectives arrested two men who dumped a dead body behind a Farwaniya mosque. Interior Ministry operations received a call about the body of an unknown person, so police went to the area and found that it was a citizen, and investigations led to the arrest of the two.

Jewelry stolen

A citizen lost her jewelry worth KD 4,500 when a thief broke into her apartment in Abu Halaifa. The woman accused her ex-husband of the theft. The victim told police that she was out with her sisters, then when she returned she discovered the break in and the jewelry was taken from the bedroom. She said her ex-husband is the only person who knows where the jewelry was hidden. Police are investigating.

Fugitive arrested

An ex-convict citizen was arrested. He is wanted for 11 separate cases including felonies and misdemeanors. A security source said the man was stopped in Mahboula and when his details were checked he was found to be wanted by authorities. He was taken to criminal detectives department.

Expat robbed

An Egyptian man sought the help of police after four people isolated him in a Hawally area yard, beat him and robbed him of KD 1,700. The four trapped the man behind the building where he lives when he was parking his car. Detectives are investigating.

Death threat

A citizen threatened to kill his brother if the man refused to borrow KD 17,000 to pay back the brother's debts and remove his name from the wanted list. The citizen called Sulaibiya police and told them what happened. A complaint was lodged, and detectives are working on it. - Al-Anbaa