Detectives in Embakasi have arrested two persons of interest said to be behind a burglary incident that took place at a go-down at Atlantic Business Park in Embakasi on April 20, 2025.
Issuing a statement confirming the arrest, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) noted that detectives acting on a tip off from members of the public nabbed James Macharia Mwangi and his accomplice Keriko Wanjama at their hideout at Scorpion Den Hotel in Ruai.
During the arrest of the two who had been declared wanted over the incident that resulted in a loss of Ksh17.6 million worth of goods, detectives recovered 269 units of Hisense 43-inch televisions, 65 units of Hisense 55-inch A6 televisions, 2 units of Hisense 65-inch Q6 televisions, and 8 units of Hisense 58-inch A6 televisions.
The sleuths also recovered 7 units of Hisense 32-inch A4 televisions, 4 units of Hisense 40-inch televisions, 4 units of Hisense 50-inch televisions, an Aiwa SB 8320 speaker, Aiwa SB 2031 speaker, and 11 sets of HS 218 soundbars among other items.
Detectives also noted that a white Mitsubishi FH motor vehicle found loaded with the stolen goods was recovered from the scene.
Macharia and Wanjama had been on the detectives’ radar following a report filed at Mombasa Road Police Station, where they were reported to have stolen from an Embakasi-based godown.
The report detailed that employees who were returning to work after the Easter holidays discovered that the Go Downs belonging to Aetlantiq Group Limited had been broken into and goods stolen.
“Responding to the report, officers established that a group of individuals armed with crude weapons had gained entry by cutting through the iron sheet roof, strategically accessing the accounts offices and storeroom.
“Inside, the thieves stole an array of valuable equipment, including 363 pieces of 43 inch Hisense Tv, 20 pieces of 20 inch HB Tv, 11 sets of HS 218 soundbars, four HP laptops, two mobile phones, desktop computers, school bags, spare parts, and CCTV servers, among other items, before vanishing, leaving no immediate trace behind,” DCI said in a statement.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the team of security personnel manning the building had failed to alert authorities despite responding to the alarm triggered during the incident.
The security team have since gone into hiding.