Gangsters taken in after taking dispute outside

Two pairs of gangsters came to blows on a public street when their heated argument started to boil over in Phnom Penh’s 7 Makara district on Monday. The ruffians’ war of words had already devolved into a battle of fists when police intervened to split them up. Their brief bout had left other road users afraid. They were sent to a police station to be “educated” in the finer points of civility. Kampuchea Thmey

Trio of two-bit burglars have one destination: jail

Three burglars knew their thieving ways were over when police arrested them in Phnom Penh’s Daun Penh district on Sunday. A few days earlier, the ne’er-do-wells had broken into a house when its owner was not at home. Little did they know, they had botched the operation. The victim filed a complaint and police arrested them after a couple days of investigations. They have been sent to court. Rasmey Kampuchea

Arrest easy as taking a necklace from a toddler

He stretched his hand out to snatch a necklace off a three-year-old girl, and now the police have taken his freedom from him. The first half of this exchange occurred in a market in Phnom Penh’s Chamkarmon district on Sunday when the 22-year-old man in question set his sights on the young girl’s jewellery. Her terrified but alert mother yelled for help and the good-for-nothing was swiftly arrested. He confessed to the crime and has been sent to court. Deum Ampil

Deal over for trafficker who mistimed his exit

A drug tout in Phnom Penh’s Kandal district was about to leave his house to sell his wares on Sunday when he was busted by the police. Officers raided the 26-year-old’s rental house and found two packets of drugs. Other suspects managed to escape. From this point on, it seems, the only things this drug dealer will be peddling are his excuses in a courthouse. Koh Santepheap

Man flees after slicing, dicing in failed robbery

A 32-year-old motodop was hacked thrice with an axe in an attempted theft of his motorbike in Kandal province on Sunday. The victim was waiting for guests at a quiet locale when he was attacked by an axe-wielding assailant. Police soon intervened, but the suspect managed to escape. The victim is now in the hospital and police are on the lookout for perp. Kampuchea Thmey

Translated by Sen David