Gang behind car thefts busted in Sharjah

Nine, who targeted 4x4 vehicles whose engines were left on, arrested

Agang of nine people who allegedly stole a number of vehicles have been arrested, police said yesterday.

A senior official at the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of Sharjah Police said the gang used to steal 4x4 vehicles whose engines were left running by owners.

The official did not give the specific number of vehicles stolen. The arrested suspects are eight Asians and one Arab.

The police launched an investigation after they received complaints from a number of car owners.

“The gang targeted only four-wheel drives. The gang monitored motorists who left the engine on for a few minutes [as they went out],” Colonel Ebrahim Mosabah Al Ajil, Director of Criminal Investigation Department, said in statement.

They have been referred to the Public Prosecution.