70-year-old woman arrested along with suspects linked to robbery incidences – DCI
Three suspects have been apprehended and a firearm recovered following a multi-agency operation in the Burburis area of Garissa Sub-County. According to a statement shared by the Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) on Saturday, September 21, 2024, the well-choreographed operation was conducted by officers from the agency and their Administration Police Service (APS) counterparts. The […]
Two robbery with violence suspects arrested in Mombasa
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have confirmed the arrest of two individuals believed to be behind the spate of violent robbery incidents in Mombasa. In a statement, DCI noted that the two Mohammed Ibrahim Shaban, 22, and Abdulaziz Ali Ogutu, 19, who use a motor cycle and pangas to terrorize their victims were caught […]
2 robbery suspects arrested, stash of looted treasures recovered
Two robbery suspects are cooling their heels in police custody for allegedly terrorizing residents of Mombasa and Mariakani. In a statement shared by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) on Thursday, August 8, 2024, it was revealed that Harun Kariuki 33, and Christine Nyakio Kinyua, 2o, are suspected of masterminding a series of heists in […]
3 suspects meet their end after phone snatching incident in Nairobi
Three young men were on Wednesday morning May 22, 2024, shot and killed by police after snatching a mobile phone from a pedestrian in the South B area of Nairobi. The suspects, all under 25 years old, were riding a motorcycle when they stole the phone from a female pedestrian near the Car and General […]
4 suspected robbers arrested after night guard killed at Kiambu club
Detectives based in Juja, Kiambu County, have arrested four suspects linked to a violent robbery at an entertainment joint in Kimbo village. The suspected robbers who reportedly killed a guard at the newly established Midnight Gardens situated opposite GSU camp descended on the joint early on Monday morning, February 19, 2024. Armed with various forms […]
Police officer faces life imprisonment after being found guilty in Ksh15M robbery
A police officer who colluded with a thug to rob a cashier of over Ksh15 million at gunpoint at Mistsumi Business Park in Parklands now faces a death sentence after a Nairobi court found him guilty of the offence. Corporal George Onyango Mtere, attached to Ruiru Police Station, was convicted by Milimani Senior Magistrate Bernard […]
4 cops arrested for allegedly stealing Ksh370K from pedestrian they accused of ‘loitering in town aimlessly’
Four police officers have been arrested for allegedly stealing Ksh373,000 from a pedestrian walking along Charles Rubia Road in Nairobi. The officers who were on the beat in the city are said to have accosted and robbed William Tongoyo of the money he had been paid after selling meat at Burma market at around 13:50 […]