ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Saturday, July 12th 2014 [ME NewsWire]
Abu Dhabi Police set up mobile, human ambushes near banks in
order to arrest thieves of banking customers. The ambushes resulted in
tactically arresting three perpetrators of Asian nationality who
violated residency law and were involved in three separate cases within
15 days. One of the perpetrators tried to assault police officers with a
knife in his possession.
Colonel Dr. Rashid Mohammad Borshid, Head of the Criminal Investigation
Department (CID) at the Abu Dhabi Police GHQ, confirmed that the
ambushes of the investigation staff will continuously monitor and roam
the areas of banks. He also stressed that at the same time, the public,
especially bank clients, should be more vigilant to the dangers of this
behavior. These dangers have already been repeatedly advertised in
awareness campaigns.
He also stressed the need for taking precautions from predators.
Predators who try to rob bank clients have new, innovative ways to con
customers and to steal their money the instant they leave the banks.
Colonel Dr. Borshid pointed out that the most prominent ploy is to pour
motor oil on the victim’s car tire after stopping them to make them
believe that there is a malfunction. The thieves then steal the money
from the other door as soon as the victim leaves the car to examine the
alleged malfunction.
Colonel Dr. Borshid said, “Thanks to the watchful eyes of our police
patrols, we were able to monitor the previously mentioned criminal act
as one of them tried to steal money from a lady when she left the bank.
As she was busy examining the back tire of her vehicle, one of the
perpetrators opened the door of her car from the other side and stole
the contents of her bag which included the victim’s money and
documents.”
He explained that (“B.N.”, “N.K.”, “B.K.”) were arrested separately, in
locations adjacent to banks where they were able to anticipate customers
and rob them. Colonel Dr. Borshid pointed out that all suspects are of
the same Asian nationality. The first suspect is also accused of
assaulting CID agents with a knife he had in his possession, of which he
used after the arresting team surrounded him.
He mentioned that they found the tools used by the perpetrators to
commit their crimes and delude the victims in the existence of faults
with their vehicles, most notably the motor oil which was used to con
the victims. The suspects were referred to public prosecution to
accompany the investigation in the proceedings of the thefts of bank
clients.
Head of the CID at Abu Dhabi Police urged bank clients to immediately
respond to the monitored methods detected by the police and to be
vigilant for their own safety and for the safety of the public in
preserving their money. He stressed the importance of the cooperation of
community members with police efforts in order to provide the best
means of prevention and protection, and not to hesitate in reporting any
suspicious activities they may encounter near banks or ATM machines, or
if they notice that they are being followed.
The CID at Abu Dhabi Police had launched two media campaigns earlier
to protect bank clients by warning them of sudden theft. These campaigns
aimed to protect bank clients from robberies by raising their awareness
to the safety precautions and guidelines that should be followed when
making a withdrawal or transfer.
For more information about:
The Ministry of Interior, please click HERE
Abu Dhabi Police, please click HERE
The Arabic-language text of this announcement is the
official, authoritative version. Translations are provided as an
accommodation only, and should be cross-referenced with the
Arabic-language text, which is the only version of the text intended to
have legal effect.
Contacts
The UAE Minister of Interior's General Secretariat, Tactical Affairs and Security Media Department
Abu Dhabi Police GHQ - Security Media
Chris Cron +971-(0)-50-987-1317
E-mail: cron.media@hotmail.com
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