Abondoned cars in dubai-

• 65 cars were abandoned at Dubai airport and seized by the police by the end of 2008
• 22 cars were removed from Dubai airport by police “recently”
• 1450 cars were claimed back by banks in 2007 (not just abandoned at the airport) - about 28 cars per week
• 3200+ cars were claimed by banks in 2008 - about 60 cars per week.

More than 3,000 cars have been abandoned by owners to escape loan payments, just over double the figure in 2007, a senior police official has revealed.
Police recently removed 22 cars dumped at Dubai International Airport after owners fled the country leaving a trail of debt behind. Cars have also been abandoned at Abu Dhabi International Airport.
In Dubai last year 3,241 cars were claimed by the banks, he said. Of these 466 had been impounded by police. “The percentage of such incidences rose last year. In 2007, 1,450 cars were claimed by banks. In 2008, the number increased by 123 per cent,” said Col Saif Muhair Al Mazrouei, deputy director of traffic department at Dubai Police.
he said. “A lot of times people just leave. You get a credit card and loans and then you lose your job. What to do? Go home. It’s something that all banks are facing.
The seized cars will end up as lots in an auction or on the floor of car showrooms. Golden Belt, an auction house based in Al Aweer, Dubai, holds car auctions every week where many cars taken back by banks are sold off. Among them are expensive sports cars such as Porsches and BMWs.

private source said, that around 460 cars were found parked with keys inside, in Dubai Airport parking lot, which assumes of people terminated who fled the country leaving these cars.

How many more it will be ?

via source and source2

Shaikh Zayed Road flooded -Dubai

Traffic was backed up all morning on Shaikh Zayed Road on Friday after a water pipe burst and water blocked the Dubai-bound side of the road.
According to police, the water pipe burst at around 8am.
Shaikh Zayed Road was blocked from the Dubai Police Academy bridge to the Al Suqueim bridge near Al Manara. Traffic has been directed to Al Khail and Emirates Road.


Via Gulf News

Dubai Police cracks illegal internet phone network

Dubai: Dubai Police have recently arrested several people who operated an illegal network selling international calls at extremely cheap rates through the internet.

Khalifa Al Merri from Dubai Police's Electronic Criminal Investigation Department, said the department received a number of complaints from police stations and the department itself regarding the swindling operations.

He said the department seized the equipment used by the network and referred it to the Public Prosecution as evidence against the suspects.

Al Merri said the department has recently been dealing with several swindling cases and warned the public from falling prey to them. He cited the example of e-mails that tell people they had won a certain amount of money and ask them to fill in personal information, open a bank account and transfer money to that account.

He said there are also fake websites which offer certain goods for cheap prices and when ordered, the person is asked to transfer money for five mobile phones, for instance.

"When the person transfers the amount, the suspects ask him to send an extra amount as they have shipped him more than five mobile phones. We have arrested many suspects involved in such crimes and we co-ordinate with security bodies in various countries regarding these cases," Al Merri said.

He said the department has also received cases of hacking and copyright violations. Recently an amateur published a picture of a football game in various sports forums and it was discovered that the picture was published in a newspaper under a different photographer's name. The case was referred to the Public Prosecution.

Probe

"The department also looked into a case of an employee who published erroneous information and lies about the company he worked for after he moved to a competing company," Al Merri said.

He said some swindlers also communicate through the internet and claim they are people with special needs and require help.

He said there are fake websites that claim to transfer money or banks and swindle money from unsuspecting victims.

"There are also cases of death threats received by e-mails, which threaten to kill the receiver unless he or she pays certain amounts of money," Al Merri said.

He called on the public to be careful when dealing with scamming e-mails and avoid falling prey to them by transferring money to unknown bank accounts or individuals.

Thxs [ gulf news ]

Radar to detect wanted vehicles installed in Dubai

Dubai:
A new radar that can detect wanted vehicles has been installed on Shaikh Zayed Road.
Brigadier Mohammad Saif Al Zafein, Director of Dubai Police Traffic Department, inspected the radar on Dubai Police Academy Bridge, which can detect vehicles wanted for traffic or criminal offences.
The radar also traces the wanted vehicles and can detect the speed and the direction of the wanted vehicle, whether it was a stolen vehicle or wanted for accumulated fines.
Brigadier Al Zafein said the radar also can detect offences such as wrong overtaking, not using indicators and speeding. The radar is able to tolerate changing weather conditions and high temperatures.
He said the goal of installing radars is to deter offenders from committing offences and protect the lives of road users.