A Jeddah Police Patrol caught a thief red-handed while he was trying to rob a shop in downtown Jeddah. One of the officers got out of the police vehicle and walked over to the surprised thief who tried to flee but was caught by the officer. Col. Mesfer Al-Juaid, Jeddah Police spokesman, said the thief was trying to break open the door of the shop but was arrested. The officer was not badly hurt in the scuffle that took place. The thief is in his thirties and comes from an African country. __
