Detectives from Bomet Central have put the handcuffs on a notorious phone snatcher who had turned the streets into his personal hunting grounds.
The 29-year-old Jackson Mahono was arrested, and several stolen mobile phones was recovered from his possession.
They included Vivo, Infinix, Samsung, Tecno, and Nokia smartphones, snatched from innocent members of the public in Kehancha, Migori, and Bomet.
Preliminary investigations reveal that Mahono was planning to flash the gadgets before selling them off to unsuspecting buyers in Migori.
The suspect is currently behind bars, undergoing processing before being arraigned, while the recovered phones await forensic analysis to help reunite them with their rightful owners.
“Through intelligence-led operations, forensic analysis, and close collaboration with members of the public, the DCI remains relentless in its war against mobile phone theft and all forms of street crime that rob hardworking Kenyans of their hard-earned property” DCI Stated
