RIYADH: A thief broke into 17 shops in Riyadh before he was arrested. Police reported that the suspect broke the doors and windows of several shops he wanted to rob. The police received a report from a security guard at a mall that the locks of a number of shops were broken after last Friday's prayer. The suspect was found by police hiding at the crime scene after the officers searched the place. The suspect tried to flee but policemen spotted him and a patrol at the gate arrested him. A number of stolen mobile phones were found in his possession. The suspect was taken to the Addira Police Station. In another location in the city the police arrested two suspects accused of stealing mobile pre-paid cards from a store in Manfouha District. The shopkeeper reported to the police that the two attacked and beat him at the store, took the cards and fled.
