4 car number plate thieves arrested

By Francis Otucu

The Police Flying squad in Masaka has Friday morning arrested four people suspected to have been behind car number plate thieving in the region.

Bbale Kitasa, 27, Charles Kamya, 36, Javira Ssegawa, 48 and Charles Habasa, 25.

Regional Police spokesman Paul Kangave confirmed arrests.

”We want  to appeal to the public not to send money to the phones that are left but to immediately report to police when such happens,” Kangave warned adding that the suspects were traced to their hiding places in Rakai and Kyotera and found with some number plates.

The four will be charged with stealing motor vehicle parts Versus C/S267(C) of the Penal Code Act.