Dubai Police impound 36 cars in two days for traffic offences

More than 80 per cent of offenders were involved in serious accidents causing death or serious injury

Almost 40 cars have been impounded in two days for violating traffic rules in Dubai. Photo: Dubai Police

Dubai Police has impounded 36 cars in two days after drivers broke traffic rules and regulations.

The force on Friday said offences ranged from reckless driving to making unauthorised modifications to vehicles and littering on public roads.

Fines to release an impounded car can reach up to Dh50,000.

At least 80 per cent of offenders were involved in severe accidents, involving death or serious injuries, said Col Muhammad Al Qaedi, deputy director of the General Department of Traffic at Dubai Police.

He warned against reckless driving and speeding, adding that those who broke the law will face heavy fines.

Col Al Qaedi urged the community to report traffic law infringements through the Police Eye service on the Dubai Police app or by contacting the We Are All Police service on 901.

The announcement comes a week after the force warned drivers to stay in their traffic lanes after motorists caused more than 100 accidents and three deaths in the past eight months.

Dubai Police said the crashes also injured 75 people, two of them seriously.

Its traffic surveillance system detected 529,736 instances of drivers straying from mandatory lanes.

“The negligence resulted in the loss of three lives,” said Maj Gen Saif Al Mazrouei of Dubai Police.

He said 44 people suffered moderate injuries, while 29 suffered minor injuries.

Dubai Police arrest alleged diamond necklace thieves – in pictures

One of the men arrested on charges of stealing a diamond necklace at a hotel arrives in Dubai before the theft that took place on July 3. All photos: Dubai Police

Another accused arrives in the emirate.

CCTV images shared by police show the accused leaving the site after the robbery.

The scene of the crime was a jewellery shop inside a top hotel.

A suspect puts his hand through a hole that he allegedly cut in a glass cabinet.

Officers said the men changed their clothes at a building site, before and after the crime, in a bid to avoid being identified on surveillance cameras.

The suspects leaving a hotel in the Deira area after the alleged theft. They were arrested as they boarded a plane at Dubai Airport.

The stolen necklace.

Mugshots of the two men after they were arrested. Photo: Dubai Police