A 26-year-old police officer charged with stealing a Dhs 1,900 dirham from a police bag was found in Dubai yesterday after being uncovered by surveillance cameras.
According to investigations conducted by the Dubai Public Prosecution, the victim worked in the Customer Service Department. On the day of the incident, she was assigned to receive the exchange. She left her bag on her desk to do the job. When she returned to her office that evening, she inspected the contents of her bag. AED of them.
Investigations indicated that the victim informed the duty officer at the center, and by reviewing the cameras at the site, it was found that the defendant (the cleaning worker) stole the money. The cameras showed him while he was holding his hand inside the bag and extracting the stolen money.
The investigation revealed that the defendant confessed to the crime of theft, and when searching his residence found the amount of 1870 dirhams.