DUBAI // A maid who worked for a policeman in a house monitored with cameras confessed to stealing Dh5,000 before fleeing.
Sri Lankan P J, 50, was charged at Dubai Criminal Court on Wednesday with stealing the cash as well as a Samsung mobile phone and a watch on October 20 last year.
The 30-year-old Emirati policeman, S S, said that, on the day of the incident, he and all his family left the house in Al Warqa to go to work.
“When I returned at nearly 2.30pm, my wife told me that the maid cannot be found and may have absconded,” said the officer, who added that he checked the surveillance camera recordings and saw the maid leaving the villa carrying a bag with her.
The policeman and his wife checked their belongings after watching the recordings and found that a Samsung phone was missing, as well as Dh5,000 in cash that had been taken from the wife’s mother’s bedroom. The watch and a bottle of men’s aftershave were also missing, so S S called police to report the theft.
The next day, the maid was arrested and confessed to stealing from her sponsor. The cash and items were found in her handbag.
A verdict is due on January 28.
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La Mer beach is open from 10am until midnight, daily, and is located in Jumeirah 1, well after Kite Beach. Some restaurants, like Cupagahwa, are open from 8am for breakfast; most others start at noon. At the time of writing, we noticed that signs for Vicolo, an Italian eatery, and Kaftan, a Turkish restaurant, indicated that these two restaurants will be open soon, most likely this month. Parking is available, as well as a Dh100 all-day valet option or a Dh50 valet service if you’re just stopping by for a few hours.
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