Impersonate a policeman

Imprisonment and fine for an unemployed Asian who stole

The Dubai Criminal Court has ruled a three-month prison sentence and a fine of 12,000 dirhams for an unemployed person who stole 12,000 dirhams from an (Asian) employee, after he stopped him on a public road, assuming the status of a policeman, and Dubai Police managed to arrest him within less than 24 hours of committing the crime And he was referred to the Dubai Public Prosecution.

The victim said, during the investigations of the Public Prosecution, that he was walking near his residence in the International City area, and a private car stopped, and the accused got out of it, and claimed that he was an investigative officer, showed him an ID card bearing a slogan similar to the police logo, and asked him to show his wallet for inspection. He stole 12,000 dirhams from it, threw it in the face quickly, got into the vehicle and ran away.

For his part, a Dubai police witness said that “a report was received about impersonating a policeman by an unknown person, stealing money from one of the victims in the International City area, and fleeing to an unknown area,” pointing out that “the specifications given by the victim to the accused match With another person, he was arrested in Al Quoz Industrial Area the day after the incident, after his identity was determined by the team working in the case.

He pointed out that the accused handed over the stolen money and his brother's card that he uses to deceive the victims, and was referred to the Public Prosecution in Dubai, and from there to the Criminal Court, to start his trial on charges of impersonation and theft.

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