Four clash with police to rescue fleeing motorist

Man with shotgun arrested in Hawally

KUWAIT: Four people who resisted the police officers trying to arrest their cousin were later let off after they admitted their fault and police agreed to drop the charges even as they agreed that legal action against the fugitive they were trying to save would go ahead.

Traffic police officers had chased a man who broke through a checkpoint in Jahra, and eventually ended up at a house where the suspect has taken shelter. The officers ended up in a scuffle with four people who had came out to confront them. As back-up police force arrived soon afterwards and arrested the suspects, the detainees admitted that they had scuffled with the policemen to stop them from arresting their cousin. The officers eventually dropped the charges after the settlement was reached.

Man with gun held

Hawally police arrested a man for possessing an unlicensed firearm while search was on for his accomplice who managed to escape arrest. Traffic officers had pulled over the suspects’ vehicle and found out that the id produced by one of them was a fake one. Officers searched the car and found a handgun and a dagger lying on the backseat. They apprehended one of the suspects while the other was able to escape in the meantime. The man was taken to the proper authorities for further action while investigations were on for the second suspect. —Watan

Suicide

A domestic worker was found dead inside a Fahaheel house in a case of apparent sui- cide. Police accompanied by crime scene investigators reached the house shortly after the incident was reported. They found the man hanging dead from a rope tied to the ceiling in his room. His employers told the police that they found the body in that state and decided to make the emergency call. The body was referred to the forensic department after investigators examined the scene. A case was filed for investigations.

Thieves held

Ahmadi police arrested two people responsible for 12 thefts reported by car owners in the area recently. A security officers’ team was assigned to monitor activity at a mall’s parking lot where 12 people had reported that unidentified thieves broke into their cars to steal their belongings. Police were able to arrest two men, a Kuwaiti and a Syrian, who were caught red-handed while trying to break into a car whose owner had left her handbag lying on the passenger’s seat. The two were taken in for questioning during which they admitted their involvement in the 12 thefts reported in two weeks. They were referred to the proper authorities to face charges.

Man accuses police of theft

A man accused no less than two police officers of stealing KD1000 from him. As per his statements, the Kuwaiti man was stopped by two security officers who ordered him to get inside the patrol vehicle driven by one of them while the second followed in his car. He was later released from the Fahad Al-Ahmad police station after police confirmed that he was not wanted for questioning. When he returned to his vehicle, he found that KD1000 that he had kept there was missing. He returned to the police station and filed a case of theft against the police officers, accusing them of conspiring to steal his money. The case was referred to the proper authorities for further investigations.

Man hurt in failed mugging

A senior citizen was seriously wounded when a group of miscreants unsuccessfully tried to mug him late Thursday night in Farwaniya. According to the police report, the 58-year-old Kuwaiti man was making his way out of a coffee shop when he was stopped by a group which demanded that he hand over his cell phone and cash at knifepoint. The man tried to resist but was attacked. As he suffered a deep stab wound to the neck, the suspects ran away. He was admitted to the intensive care unit of the Farwaniya Hospital while a case was filed for investigations.

Unlucky pedestrian

A man was mugged in the area falling under the Farwaniya police station, the second time that he went through the harrowing experience this year. The case was filed late Thursday night when the Asian man was reportedly accosted by an unknown assailant who stole his cell phone and KD30 at knifepoint. The man told officers that the recent incident was the second mugging crime that he fell victim to this year only. Investigations were on to identify and arrest the suspect.