This morning, October 14, 2018, an accident occurred in The Palm Jumeirah and one person was killed and two are seriously injured. The Dubai Police has released a news update on their official Twitter account about the said accident. Accident at The Palm Jumeirah The truck was carrying a heavy load which caused the vehicle… Read more

When he’s not rescuing animals, the Crown Prince of Dubai is busy launching new initiatives. On October 3, His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Makroum inaugurated a Smart Police Station (SPS) at La Mer, WAM News Agency reported. Remarkably, the new station at La Mer is the second Smart Police Station to be established in… Read more

If you have ever been involved in a financial case and you would like to check your status, Dubai Police has introduced a new service that allows you to do so. According to the Director of Artificial Intelligence Department at Dubai Police, Brigadier Khalid Nasser Al Razooqi, anyone can use the service to check on… Read more

Do you like to play Candy Crush, Fortnite Battle Royal, QuizUp, and other “free” games online? If yes, then you better be careful! While playing these games is a fun way to pass the time, you may be exposing yourself (and your personal information) to hackers and scammers. To caution everyone against exposing themselves to… Read more

The Dubai Police is one of the most advanced police force in the region, if not the world. Aside from keeping peace and order, combating crime, and providing safety reminders to everyone, they were among the first to use smart technology — including the world’s first “Robocop.” At present, the Dubai Police is composed of more… Read more

Dubai Police recently arrested a man for filming and sharing a video of another man crying at a customer service centre. The video — which quickly spread online last Friday night — shows a man in tears upon learning that his relative had incurred a huge amount in traffic fines. According to The National, Dubai… Read more

Dubai Police recently prepared a 6km-long iftar table for workers this Ramadan season. The table was set-up inDubai Industrial Park in Jebel Ali and invited 12,830 workers to break the fast together. This meal was organized by a team of 35 restaurants with 500 volunteers and amounted to 200 hours of preparation. The initiative was… Read more

A friendly reminder to everyone: beware of answering phone calls from strangers, especially those who ask for money. Through separate raids in Deira and a neighbouring emirate, Dubai Police have recently arrested 33 suspects who are part of a huge “telemarketing scam.” Here’s how the scam goes: a professional-sounding “telemarketer” makes a call. He/She says… Read more

Recently, a video of two teenagers jumping off a bridge along Dubai Water Canal was posted social media. Within just a few hours, Dubai Police were able to identify and arrest the two boys, along with a third teenager, who was holding the camera. Soon after their video became viral on social media, the Commander-in-Chief of… Read more

Aside from giving us safety reminders, the police force can be trusted with their primary role: fighting crime. In today’s article, we present a video showing the Dubai Police in action! The video shows Dubai Police apprehending a couple of thieves, who had snatched a bag of money from a parked car in Abu Dhabi.… Read more

We have previously talked about how to report emergencies while living in Dubai. However, did you know that there is a hotline for non-emergency cases, too? If you have any questions about traffic, crime, safety and security, human rights, children and family, etc. — simply dial 901. Recently, Dubai Police added a new feature to non-emergency… Read more

In an earlier post, we shared important telephone numbers that everybody should know. The list includes contact numbers of the Ministry of Labour, Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), taxi services, and other agencies that all expatriates in Dubai should be familiar with. This time around, we would like to focus on how to report different kinds… Read more