Been a victim of laptop theft in Nairobi? Contact DCI

One of the photos released by Directorate of Criminal Investigations on social media of four suspects who have allegedly been stealing laptops from unsuspecting people at meetings in Nairobi. PHOTO | TWITTER

What you need to know:

  • Police recovered 15 laptops from the suspects.
  • Detectives say suspects stole laptop from unsuspecting people at meeting in the capital.
  • Suspects face charges of handling stolen property.

Have you lost a laptop recently while attending a meeting in Nairobi? Well, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations has asked those affected to contact their Kilimani offices after they recovered 15 laptops in a Saturday operation.

The detectives arrested four “notorious” thieves who they said have been stealing laptops from unsuspecting people at meetings in the capital.

Some of the laptops recovered from four suspects by detectives in an operation in Nairobi on August 11, 2018. PHOTO | TWITTER

The four suspects are Mr Isaiah Aluodo Belek, Mr Amisi Erick Joseph, Mr George Mwangi Maina and Mr Kimani Njagi Kariuki and face charges of handling stolen property.

One of the four suspected laptop thieves arrested by detectives on August 11, 2018. PHOTO | TWITTER

Detectives released photos of the suspects on their Twitter handle, with one of the pictures showing a screen grab of a smartly-dressed man emerging from building carrying a laptop bag in one of their suspected brazen thefts.

Detectives on August 11, 2018 released four pictures of suspects they arrested over laptop theft in Nairobi. PHOTO | TWITTER