Tuesday, December 05, 2006

Three persons who were injured in a two-vehicle collision have been admitted
to a hospital, reports Al-Watan daily. A police source said a pick-up truck
overturned after crashing into the car driven by a young Kuwaiti woman.
Inside the overturned pick-up truck police found a roulette machine and
three bottles of vodka. It has been reported the occupants of the pick-up
truck - an unidentified man, a young woman and her mother - were all under
the influence of alcohol. They will be referred to a police station for
interrogation after they are discharged from the hospital, says a reliable
source. Police have also found in the vehicle a list containing names of
VIPs and information on gambling activities. Smuggling bid foiled: Customs
officers at the Shuwaikh Port recently foiled an attempt by a Kuwaiti man to
smuggle fireworks into the country, reports Al-Rai daily. The daily quoting
a reliable source said a customs officer suspected a container arriving from
China. Shipping documents showed the container carried a cargo of furniture
however, when the officer ordered to search the container several cartons
containing fireworks were found hidden among furniture. The 'importer' has
been detained for interrogation. Stray bullet hits Bangladeshi: Police are
looking for an unidentified person for accidentally shooting at a
31-year-old Bangladeshi man in the head. The victim has been admitted to the
intensive care unit of the Jahra hospital, reports Al-Watan daily.
Unconfirmed reports said the man was hit by a stray bullet said to have been
fired by an unidentified person during wedding celebrations in a neighboring
house. Sponsor accused of rape: A lawyer representing the embassy of an
Asian country has filed a complaint with the police accusing a Kuwaiti man
of raping a maid - citizen of that country - during a probation period,
reports Al-Watan daily. However, when the sponsor was summoned by police, he
denied the allegation saying the maid had fabricated the story because he
refused to give the maid two months salary in advance. The daily did not
give more details.

Cash taken from eatery's till: Police are looking for an unidentified person
who allegedly broke into a fast food restaurant in Julai'a and escaped with
KD 276 from the cash box, reports Al-Rai daily. The daily did not say how
the suspect got into the restaurant and when the cash was stolen.

Fake police rob Pakistani: Police are looking for four unidentified persons
for impersonating police and stealing KD 500 and a cell phone of a Pakistani
man, reports Al-Rai daily. In his complaint to police the victim, identified
only as M.A., told police the men waylaid him in Salmiya and demanded to see
his identification papers. One of the men then grabbed the wallet from his
hand and escaped on foot.

Police foil robbery attempt: Police have arrested three Egyptians for
attempting to steal electrical cables from a contracting company in Bneid
Al-Gar, reports Al-Rai daily. The suspects were caught in the act by a
police patrol. Patrolmen saw two vehicles parked in a suspicious manner and
when a police officer asked the men what they were doing in the area they
claimed one of the vehicles had broken down. The police patrol pretended to
drive away and kept a watch on the movement of the suspects from a distance
and caught them red-handed while breaking into the site of the contracting
company. During interrogation they admitted to planning to steal the cables.

Man loots compatriot woman: Police have arrested an Egyptian man for
assaulting a compatriot woman, threatening her with a knife and snatching
her handbag containing KD 650, reports Al-Watan daily. Police arrested the
suspect and recovered from him part of the loot after the woman gave police
his description.

Family rescued from blaze: Timely arrival of fire-fighters saved the lives
of an entire family after their house in Khaldiya caught fire, reports
Al-Qabas daily. The first floor of the house where the family lived was
totally destroyed. Two fire-fighters suffering from asphyxiation were given
first aid on the spot.

Docus stolen for stamps: Police are looking for an unidentified person for
breaking into the General Customs Department and stealing official documents
containing revenue stamps, reports Al-Rai daily. A security source said
police investigations revealed the man got into the department by climbing
over the fence. Police believe the suspect might have stolen the documents
to get hold of the revenue stamps. According to published reports recycling
used revenue stamps and selling them for a cheaper price is common in
Kuwait.

Girl 'rescued' from bedoun: Police have arrested a bedoun youth for
kidnapping a 13-year old girl, reports Al-Rai daily. A police source said
securitymen conducted intensive investigations after the girl's mother filed
a complaint with a local police station. Acting on a tip-off police raided a
camp in Julai'a and 'rescued' the girl.

Iraqi girl attempts suicide: A 20-year-old Iraqi girl who tried in vain to
end her life by swallowing a large dose of a chemical has been admitted to a
hospital, reports Al-Watan daily. The daily did not give more details.

Maid jumps to her death: An Indonesian maid allegedly jumped to her death
recently from the fourth floor of her sponsor's apartment in Mahboula,
reports Al-Watan daily. During customary interrogations at a police station
the sponsor was quoted as saying the victim had earlier tried in vain to run
away from his home because of what he said some 'disagreement'.

Liquor sold in plastic bags: Police have arrested an Indian man for trading
in locally-manufactured alcohol, reports Al-Watan daily. The man was caught
by a police patrol on suspicion after he was seen carrying a plastic bag
which contained nylon bags filled with alcohol. The suspect was arrested
inside a commercial complex in Salmiya.

'Versus' unchanged, man deranged: An unidentified Syrian man who claimed to
have found a copy of the Holy Quran with 'changed' verses, has been referred
to the Psychiatric Hospital, reports Al-Watan daily. It has been reported
the man walked into a police station claiming he found the copy of the holy
book inside a mosque in Jahra and during interrogation police discovered the
man was suffering from mental problems.