Police in Nkubu, Meru County have arrested two men suspected to be behind a series of break-ins and thefts in the area and recovered assorted goods suspected to have been stolen.
The suspects were arrested in a dramatic 10-minute morning chase from Nkubu in Imenti South and which ended near Kariene market in the neighbouring Imenti Central Sub-County.
The driver of a Toyota Sienta car which had a sticker of a local taxi association fled into the bush, abandoning the vehicle and his two colleagues and the suspected stolen items.
Imenti South Police Commander William Maronga said they received a tip-off that the gang that operates from Majengo in Meru County had been spotted heading towards Nkubu and they laid an ambush.
However, the suspects used a different route and police took long before tracing them.
When they emerged, police confronted them but one of the suspects beat up one of the officers and fled with his phone.
Police notified their counterparts in the neighbouring Imenti Central and a chase ensued, with the thugs jumping a roadblock mounted by Meru County revenue officers.
A joint effort between Nkubu and Kariene police officers bore fruit and the suspects were cornered, with two of them being arrested.
The suspects then took the officers to their hideout in Majengo near Meru town where suspected stolen items such as electronics, gas cookers, clothes, kitchenware, alcoholic drinks, among others, were recovered.
Mr Maronga urged the public who could have fallen victim to the thefts to visit Nkubu Police Station to identify the recovered items.
“They gave been terrorising residents for over a month. They have master keys and other gadgets which they use to effortlessly break into properties,” the police boss said.
