Residents of K. Dhiffushi have found a stolen safe after confronting those suspected to have committed the theft.

Dhiffushi residents came out to confront the suspected thieves on Wednesday night.

A local told RaajjeMV that its most successful shop Lovely Store’s safe was stolen a few nights before and that they had made the suspected thief locate where he had hidden the safe.

The local said the safe was found empty inside a docked boat and that it was likely the money is hidden inside the house of another suspect. He added that a group of five have been behind the cases of theft in Dhiffushi.

He said that the group, which had been arrested and released before, have broken into Lovely Store numerous times and have also been stealing from houses.

He also said that Dhiffushi residents have made numerous complaints to the police service but that officers had not come to the island to arrest the suspects in this latest incident.

Since Dhiffushi has no police station, the island’s cases are taken up officers stationed in Kaafu Atoll Thulusdhoo.

The police service has confirmed that a violent incident occurred in Dhiffushi, but did not provide any details.