Police in Kitui County are investigating the break-in and theft of church equipment valued at Sh242,000 from a store belonging to Deliverance Church Mwanzilu.
The incident was reported on Tuesday.
According to the report, the church store was securely locked at about 5pm on Monday, August 17, with all the equipment intact.
However, at about 10:30am on Tuesday, the store was discovered to have been broken into after suspected thieves forced open the door padlock.
A music mixer, keyboard, generator, regulator and electric cables were reported stolen.
The value of the stolen items was estimated at Sh242,000.
Police officers visited and processed the scene before commencing investigations to establish the circumstances of the break-in and identify the suspects.
No arrests had been reported by the time of filing this report.
And the net is tightening around criminal networks dealing in stolen property, as police intensify intelligence-led operations targeting those who receive, conceal and redistribute stolen
items.
In the latest operation, officers from Central Police Station, Nairobi Region, acting on intelligence, raided a stall at Platinum Plaza along Tom Mboya Street, where they arrested a suspect believed to be involved in receiving and ‘flashing’ stolen mobile phones.
A search of the stall uncovered 38 assorted mobile phones, three laptops and one desktop computer.
The officers also intercepted two other suspects at the Imenti House car park, inside a motor vehicle.
A search of the vehicle revealed two Lenovo monitors, central processing units (CPUs), keyboards, cables and other computer accessories, all bearing labels identifying them as property of a government institution.
The motor vehicle was detained at the police station while investigations continue, and the suspects remain in police custody pending arraignment.
The operation underscores a critical dimension in the fight against theft: the battle does not end where property is stolen.
National Police Service officers are following the intelligence trail to the receivers, dealers and other networks that create a market for stolen goods.
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