Detectives in Nairobi are hunting a gang that stole KSh 950,000 from a car parked outside a garage in Ridgeways, The Star reported. The cash belonged to a Kiambu resident. He had withdrawn it from a bank along Thika Road on Tuesday, November 10.
According to police, the man withdrew the money at around 3pm and put it in his grey Toyota Prado. He then drove to a garage in Ridgeways and parked along the road. He went inside to check on another vehicle that was being repaired.
While he was inside, someone alerted him that his car had been broken into. He rushed out and reportedly saw a white saloon car driving away. The left passenger-side window of his Prado had been smashed, and the money was gone.
Police officers visited the scene and opened investigations. Detectives also went to the bank as part of the probe. By Friday, no arrests had been made and the money had not been recovered, police said.
Police believe the gang trailed the man from the bank to the garage. They said such thefts often involve an insider. According to The Star, these incidents have been on the rise.
In a separate case, a homeowner in Kitisuru, Nairobi, lost cash and valuables worth millions of shillings in a burglary on November 8. Police said he left his house at Magnolia Hills Lakeside Estate at around 9.45am with his family. They went to visit his brother, who lives in the same estate. He returned at about 3.30pm to find the house broken into through a damaged window.
The burglars ransacked the house and escaped with KSh 4.5 million in cash and $14,000. They also took jewellery of unknown value, watches estimated at KSh 6 million, three laptops worth about KSh 350,000 and five boxes of whisky. Crime Scene Investigation personnel helped document the scene.
Two employees of the household have been arrested. Investigators said CCTV footage captured the two carrying bags of unidentified items out of the house. They remain in custody as police try to establish their role and recover the stolen property.