Ex-con sets cars on fire to settle scores

KUWAIT: An ex-convict deliberately set several cars on fire to settle his scores with its owners. The latest of his crimes was setting some vehicles ablaze in Jahra because he had differences with the owner. In a similar incident, a citizen told Jahra police that four of his cars were burned just within two days. The complaint was referred to detectives who, after investigating, suspected a citizen who had a criminal record. The suspect was arrested and confessed to torching the cars due to earlier disputes with the complainant.

Officers fight

A police officer and a detective exchanged blows due to an old dispute between them. Sources said that a police patrol officer was transferring a suspect to criminal detectives when he was stopped by the detective and kept him from entering the building, which started a verbal dispute and led to a fight between them. The fight ended with the filing of a case at Salmiya police station.

‘WhatsApp insult’

A citizen accused his colleague of insulting him through WhatsApp and filed a complaint at a police station. The man said that he was surprised by the verbal messages coming from the number of a colleague of his, which included insults and threats. Detectives are investigating.

Car crash

A thief in his twenties broke his leg when the car he stole collided with a concrete barrier while driving in Abdullah Al-Mubarak. The man was sent to Farwaniya hospital.

Bomb scare

A bag in Salhiya drew the attention of security and explosives authorities, only to discover that no explosives were inside.

Domestic abuse

An Egyptian woman accused her husband of beating her when she refused to lend him money. A security source said the woman filed a complaint at Salmiya police station and submitted a medical report stating the bruises she obtained.

Stabbed with screw driver

A mechanic was stabbed by his colleague with a screw driver inside a garage in Shuwaikh. The mechanic told police that a verbal exchange took place between him and the suspect who then pulled a screw driver and stabbed him with it, before escaping. An attempted murder charge was filed against the suspect who is being sought by detectives.

Second beats first wife

A female citizen accused her husband’s second wife of beating her then threatening to kill her. According to a security source, the citizen said that the second wife attacked her at her home and insulted her with indecent words, beat her hard and threatened to kill her. The woman filed a complaint in Qairawan police station and detectives were asked to arrest the suspect.

Alcohol poisoning

An Asian found to suffer from alcohol poisoning was charged with drunkenness when he was found unconscious in a bachelors’ residence in Farwaniya. The Asian was taken to Farwaniya hospital by his roommates and was admitted to the intensive care unit.