Man who stole smartphone arrested after returning to same shop in Dubai to steal again

Soon after stepping out, the shoplifter was able to find a buyer on the street. He offered the stolen phone at half of its price, and the passerby agreed to purchase it from him. — Image by sergeycauselove on Freepik

An Asian man – who once got away with stealing a smartphone from a shop in Dubai’s Frij Al Murar area – had been arrested after returning to the same store to repeat the crime. He was sentenced to one year in prison, followed by deportation.

The shoplifter wore a face mask as he entered the store, so he wouldn’t be recognised in the CCTV camera footage. The first time he did it, he was able to walk away without the shopkeepers noticing that he pocketed a brand-new smartphone that wasn’t connected to security cables, court records show.