70-year-old woman arrested along with suspects linked to robbery incidences – DCI

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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

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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

Harun Kariuki and Nyakio, supected robbers who were arrested by police. PHOTO/@DCI_Kenya/X

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 […]