Boy arrested for stealing

YOGYAKARTA: Police arrested here on Monday a 12-year-old elementary student for an alleged motorcycle theft at the Umbul Harjo bus station.

Chief of Yogyakarta Police detective unit First Insp. R. Djarot Agung Riyadi was quoted by Antara as saying on Monday that the suspect, Agung, was arrested when he was playing football with his friends.

Djarot said that Agung's accomplice, Giyanto, 25, was also arrested.

Agung was quoted by the news agency as saying that he was lured by Giyanto to steal.

Djarot added that preliminary investigation had suggested that the two had been involved in several other cases of motorcycle theft.

Police said that they made the arrest after they were tipped off by Agung's two other accomplices, Kasirun and Kenul, who were arrested last Saturday. (byg)