SHARJAH // Three men have been arrested for impersonating police officers and then stealing wallets.
Two Comoros Island nationals and an Asian man were allegedly stopping victims under the pretence that they were police and then stealing the victims’ wallets as they spoke to them.
Sharjah Police’s Criminal Investigation Department was able to track down one of the men after several reports were filed at police stations across the emirate.
One of the Comoros men confessed during interrogations, police said, and then helped arrest the other two in a sting operation.
Police referred the men to prosecutors to face trial.
Col Faisal bin Nassar, deputy director of Sharjah CID, urged residents to request the ID of people who claim to be police officers to avoid falling victim to fraudsters.
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