High-end thief held for stealing KD 2.5m worth ‘valuable items’ from posh areas
Jobless doctor under probe for bagging KD 350,000 salary
KUWAIT CITY, Oct 7: An unidentified thief who did not expect to be caught so soon is in police custody charged with breaking into several homes in Daiya, Qortuba, Qadsiya and Faiha and escaping with precious items including very expensive watches, branded handbags and jewelry believed to be worth 2.5 million dinars, reports Al-Qabas daily.
The suspect said just a day before his arrest; he had agreed to sell the loot to an unidentified businessman for just 180,000 dinars.
He told personnel from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) during interrogation that he went to one of the shops to sell an expensive watch and the buyer put its value at 30,000 dinars.
He went on to say at the last minute he decided against selling the watch fearing arrest. He added, he gave as gifts some of the stolen handbags and precious items to his many girlfriends. He said he also gave one watch to the maid of his girlfriend and told her even if she worked in Kuwait for 50 years she will not be able to buy such a piece.
He told police some of the loot he had hidden in a house in a suburb of Daiya. He added, he was planning to steal a dog from one of the house because it looked so cute.
The suspect said he was very careful in his movements and while committing the thefts he used stolen cars, IDs and phones to put the CID men off track, but was shocked when the former surprised him.
Earlier, the Directorate General of Public Relations and Security Media Department of the Interior Ministry had said police were looking out for gang members who had allegedly broken into homes in various areas and stolen valuable items.
The department had also said the Interior Ministry had tightened security around homes whose residents were absent from homes for long periods of time.
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Personnel from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) have referred a Kuwaiti doctor working for the Mubarak Al-Kabir Hospital to the Public Prosecution office, reports Al-Qabas daily.
The man has been charged with forgery and unlawfully receiving 350,000 dinars in the form of salary.
Security sources said Internal Medicine doctor has been out of work since 2010 but continued to receive his monthly salary until 2016 — the fraud that was recently discovered by the concerned sector in the Ministry of Health.
The doctor allegedly forged documents to show he is at his work place and he even went to the extent of defrauding one of the hospital officials and obtained the seals confirming his presence at work and continued receiving his salary every month.
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‘It is your fault’: Police are looking for an unknown person for attempting to steal the car of an Indian working for a fast food company home delivery service, reports Al-Anba daily.
A security source said the legal representative of the company has filed a complaint with the area police station.
In his complaint to the police he said the Indian went to deliver food to one of the houses in west Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh.
He kept the car engine running and knocked on the door of the house. Suddenly someone got behind the wheel and as the Indian ran to the car, the suspect pulled out a knife and told him to stay away and drove.
In a hurry to escape, he collided with another car, climbed out of the car and escaped. Police have issued a citation to the Indian for leaving the car unattended with the engine running.
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Girl assaults father: Police are looking for an unidentified Kuwaiti woman, who is believed to be in her 20s, for allegedly throwing an inflammable substance on her father’s face and escaping from the home, reports Al-Seyassah daily.
Without going into details, the daily said the victim has submitted a medical report to the area police station.
The case has been referred to the Public Prosecution.
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Expat teachers 27 pc: The number of expatriate teachers in Ministry of Education schools for the current academic year (2020/2021) does not exceed 27 percent of the total number of teachers, reports Al-Rai daily quoting a source from the educational sector.
According to the source, the Civil Service Commission (CSC) issued a directive that the number of expatriate teachers in public schools should not exceed 30 percent; such that Kuwaitis constitute 70 percent of the total number of teachers. The source pointed out that due to this step, the expatriate teachers are no longer included in the replacement plan of the ministry for fiscal 2020/2021.
The source disclosed the CSC had earlier requested for related information such as the number of expatriate teachers in four subjects — History, Philosophy, Islamic Studies and Sharia. The source confirmed that the ministry provided the CSC with the number of both the expatriate and Kuwaiti teachers.
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Tests on tunnel site: Public Utilities Company, the only body responsible for managing tunnels, commissioned the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research to prepare a report on conducting comprehensive technical tests on the tunnel site, pointing out that the company was established after receiving report of the technical team notifying Kuwait Municipality to receive the site, but the delivery delayed due to the unexpected Corona virus crisis, reports Al-Rai Daily.
The daily quoting sources stated the utility company has closed the tunnel since last Friday, in preparation for the hand over to the municipality and to take the necessary measures towards demolishing and redeveloping it completely, as previously suggested by the Capital Committee of the Municipal Council, or simply carrying out the necessary maintenance recommended by the Research Institute in a report prepared at the request of the company.