Cibinong Police arrest car thief

BOGOR (JP): Cibinong police arrested a car thief suspect and confiscated two vans from his home in a village in Cibinong on Sunday, police said on Tuesday.

Abdul Rohim, a suspected leader of a car thief syndicate, had allegedly been involved in several car theft cases in Bogor, according to Cibinong Police chief First Insp. Fridon.

Police were now searching for Abdul's colleagues, identified as Pendi alias Cimot and Nan.

Fridon said the police arrested Abdul following reports from car theft victims Manoto Erland and Bambang Rachmad Bachtiar.

He said Cibinong Police would also track down a group of people who had allegedly worked with Abdul in marketing the cars. (21)