Shame! Constable Police Officer Charged With Burglary and Felony

A Police officer who was caught on Surveillance Cameras breaking into a building has been charged.

According to the Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI), Constable Shadrack Lagat was charged at a Maral court on Monday with the offence of breaking into a building and committing a felony.

The officer was positively identified through the police identification parade.

A police officer captured on CCTV camera & +vely identified thro’ identification parade was today charged before a Maralal Court for the offence of breaking into a building & committing a felony. Constable Shadrack Lagat committed the offence on the night of 10th December 2018. pic.twitter.com/J7BQIf1p3B

— DCI KENYA (@DCI_Kenya) March 11, 2019

Lagat is said to have committed the offence on the night of 10 December, 2018.

Last week, in a separate incident, three police officers and five security guards were charged with burglary.

The officers identified as Philip Thuo Kangethe, Shadrack Josiah Mumo and Joseph Ndiku Mwongela are accused of breaking into a warehouse in Nairobi and stealing.

The men in uniform are alleged to have colluded with Simon Ong’ori, Martin Otabu, Wycliffe Chanyi, Daniel Kioko Ngozi and David Njogu Mwaniki to steal property belonging to Nabico Enterprises Limited.The property valued at Sh900,178 include 7,224 pieces of Genie energy saving lamps and 320 top plugs.

The accused also faced an alternative charge of handling stolen property.