Sleuths from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have impounded a vehicle believed to have been used in house-breaking incidences in Syokimau.
The vehicle, a white Toyota Vanguard with fake number plates, was impounded in Kasarani after a mid-morning car chase with the police.
“The pursuit and subsequent interception of the vehicle in which several suspected stolen properties were recovered followed numerous complaints by victims, where most of the breakings were staged during the day. CCTV footages circulated in various social media platforms captured the detained vehicle – a white Toyota Vanguard bearing fake registration numbers – being used by the suspects,” DCI said in a statement.
“Staging a sting operation, a team of DCI‘s Crime Research and Intelligence Bureau detectives caught up with the suspects at Roasters area in Kasarani, but the occupants defied orders to stop and sped off towards Baba Dogo as police gave chase.”
Police recover car, stolen items
The occupants, according to police, abandoned the vehicle at Ngei Estate and escaped on foot, leaving behind the car registration number KCX 030P, whose registration in most thievery operations was altered to KCJ 530C.
The police recovered five television sets, a playstation 5, a Lenovo laptop, crowbars, metal hooks, a bunch of keys and several number plate stickers.
“Proper documentation has been done and the recoveries preserved as exhibits. Meanwhile, pursuit of the suspects who escaped and any possible accomplices is ongoing,” the statement added.
