RIYADH: The police in Riyadh have arrested three Yemenis who took SR900,000 worth of gold jewelry and SR150,000 in cash from a parked car. The driver had gone to pray in a nearby mosque.
Spokesman for Riyadh police Col. Fawaz bin Jameel Al-Maiman said the arrests were made as a result of a complaint lodged with the police station in Batha.
The plaintiff, a sales representative of a gold jewelry shop, said that he kept all the items in a bag in his vehicle while he went to pray at a nearby mosque. When he returned, he found that the bag had been taken from his parked vehicle.
Based on the information given by the man, Al-Maiman said the criminal investigations department apprehended the three suspects as a result of their successful operations plan.
Upon their arrest, the three men in their 40s, confessed to the robbery and returned SR120,000.
Al-Maiman said the police were able to recover only half the stolen jewelry and they are attempting to recover the balance.
The spokesman advised members of the public not to carry valuables without some kind of protection. Large amounts of cash should be parked in banks, not in cars.
Spokesman for Riyadh police Col. Fawaz bin Jameel Al-Maiman said the arrests were made as a result of a complaint lodged with the police station in Batha.
The plaintiff, a sales representative of a gold jewelry shop, said that he kept all the items in a bag in his vehicle while he went to pray at a nearby mosque. When he returned, he found that the bag had been taken from his parked vehicle.
Based on the information given by the man, Al-Maiman said the criminal investigations department apprehended the three suspects as a result of their successful operations plan.
Upon their arrest, the three men in their 40s, confessed to the robbery and returned SR120,000.
Al-Maiman said the police were able to recover only half the stolen jewelry and they are attempting to recover the balance.
The spokesman advised members of the public not to carry valuables without some kind of protection. Large amounts of cash should be parked in banks, not in cars.
