Four arrested for wire theft

Four arrested for wire theft

DEPOK: Cimanggis Police arrested four people on Monday on
suspicion of stealing six large spools of electronic cables worth
Rp 150 million (US$17,647).

The four suspects are Muslih, 33, Agus, 36, Dumih, 32, and
Harahap, 38. They were arrested at their rental houses in Bogor
and Depok. Police have seized the cables found in their
possession.

Cimanggis Police chief Adj. Comr. Sumaryo said the theft was
discovered on Monday at 7 p.m., when an employee of an expedition
company reported that Muslih had taken the cables.

"The suspects left the container in which the cables were kept
in Serpong, Tangerang. But we tracked them down," he said.

Muslih was ordered by the company to pick up the cable spools
on Saturday at 2 p.m. in Cimanggis, then deliver them to North
Jakarta. On the way, he stopped by the house of Dumih and Harahap
in Sawangan, Depok. The three apparently planned to cut the
cables and sell them to Agus, a fence.

"Muslih told police that he planned to use the money to buy
gifts for his wife and children for Idul Fitri," Sumaryo said.

The four suspects are being held at Cimanggis Police station.
-- JP