This archive report was first published on 27 September 2019.
On Thursday, detectives from the Special Crime Prevention Unit (SCPU) arrested four family members, including a Kenya Defense Forces officer, in connection to a Sh72 million heist at a Standard Chartered Bank ATM in Langata.
The arrests came after detectives laid an ambush on a tip-off about the suspects, leading to the arrest of APC Simon Gichuhi Karuku, his wife APC Caroline Njeri Waithira, and their sister CPL Eunice Wangari Karuku.
According to police, the suspects had left the stolen money with their sister, APC Florence Wanjiru Karuku, who was guarding Equity Bank at the time.
However, when the officers found her, she informed them that she had called her boyfriend, James Macharia, who escaped with the loot using a motor vehicle registration number KCB 841X to an unknown destination.
After the arrest, Eunice was found in possession of a motor vehicle registration number KBX 779R, Toyota Mark X white in colour, which the detectives believe was bought from proceeds of crime.
The four have been taken to Langata police station pending further investigations, bringing the total number of suspects arrested in connection to the armed robbery to 19.
