Wallet thief connected to four other robberies

A suspect known as “Roswood Watte Sudda” was arrested in connection with a theft of a wallet by stealthily entering the rest room of health staff in the Horana Base Hospital, Horana Police said.

The suspect is allegedly connected to four more thefts and the Police recovered several ATM cards and a wallet he had stolen hidden in his house. The suspect had been identified with the help of CCTV footage from an ATM booth of a state bank in Horana.

The suspect had been previously in jail and bailed out by the Court in connection with several incidents of thefts in Horana. The Police said the suspect (24) is a drug addict.