Burglar breaks into house of Egyptian man, steals KD 1,700

KUWAIT CITY, April 13: An unidentified burglar broke into the house of an Egyptian national in Nugra and escaped with KD 1,700 cash from his safe, reports Al-Anba daily.

Officers from General Department for Criminal Evidences rushed to the location to collect evidences and lift fingerprints. A case has been registered for investigations. Ammo seized from woman: Officers at the Kuwait International Airport have arrested recently an unidentified Polish woman for possessing 13 rounds of ammunition. She has been detained at the Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh Police Station, reports Al-Shahed daily.

The woman, identified only as M.L., was on her way to Frankfurt, aboard Flight No 171 and a security device detected the bullets in one of her bags. Pistol like a pen: A Kuwaiti citizen was detained temporarily at Nuwaiseeb border checkpoint recently in possession of a weapon that looked like a pen, reports AlAnba daily.

The Kuwaiti citizen had arrived from Saudi Arabia when the officers at Nuwaiseeb border checkpoint suspected a strange pen he had in his possession. They checked it to realize that the strange pen had a trigger, firing chamber and could be loaded with a bullet at a time.

However, the citizen was released later after securitymen tested the pen and discovered that it was merely an air pistol similar to the kind used for hunting purposes. Suicide bid foiled: An unidentified 21-year old woman tried to commit suicide recently by swallowing large quantity of pills, reports Al-Rai daily.

The woman was taken to Amiri Hospital where the doctors treated her and saved her life.

A case of suicide attempt has been registered against her. Drunk couple held: A young Kuwaiti citizen and his girlfriend were arrested recently for consuming alcohol, reports Al-Rai daily.

The man was driving his vehicle recklessly on the Chalets road when he was arrested by a police patrol.

They realized that the couple was drunk and arrested them. They were referred to the concerned authorities for necessary legal action against them. Bullets fired in air: A Kuwaiti citizen reported to Jahra Security Command that an unknown individual fired bullets into the air randomly in the middle of a road in Al-Waha area of Jahra Governorate and fled from the location in a 4WD vehicle.

He provided securitymen with the description of the vehicle.

A case was registered for investigations that are ongoing to summon the suspect for interrogations. Girl held for shoplifting: A Kuwaiti girl was arrested recently for shoplifting from a shopping centre, reports Al-Seyassah daily.

Reportedly, the management of the shopping centre noticed the girl shoplifting a cream from the centre through the CCTV cameras installed in the centre.

Securitymen rushed to the location when they were notified about the theft and arrested the suspect. A case was registered against the suspect..