The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) on Monday, December 31, arrested a dangerous gang member while he was purchasing a new motorcycle just three days after angry locals torched his previous motorbike.
Taking to their X account, the DCI revealed that the gang member who was notorious for snatching phones from unsuspecting locals in areas around the Coast Region was apprehended by sleuths drawn from the Mombasa Regional headquarters. "A notorious gang associate, infamous for using a motorcycle to snatch mobile phones from unsuspecting bystanders in Bamburi, Nyali, and Kadzandani areas, has been apprehended by detectives from Mombasa Regional Headquarters," DCI disclosed. "In a determined pursuit of the gang, detectives arrested the gangster at a motorcycle shop in Mombasa's central business district, where he was purchasing a new bike.
This came after angry locals torched his previous motorcycle during his theft spree on Saturday," the investigative body added.
A police officer guards DCI Headquarters along Kiambu Road Photo The arrest of the infamous criminal was part of a wider crackdown on Mombasa-based gangs who have reigned terror on locals in the past weeks and it led to the arrest of other members of the gang. During their operation, the detectives also recovered other items believed to have been stolen such as a motorcycle, a phone, and other items from the gang's hideout near a primary school.
