Four men arrested for burglary

Four men arrested for burglary

PALU, Central Sulawesi: Donggala police officers arrested four men on Friday for allegedly stealing various electronics goods belonging to a local resident, an official said on Saturday.

Donggala Police chief Lt. Col. Adrizal Adnan said the arrests were made at 2:30 a.m., with the men caught red-handed in the East Palu district.

The four, believed to be part of a group with dozens of members, were identified only as AD, MM, PR and SI, all residents of Talise village in the district, Adrizal was quoted by Antara as saying.

Besides arresting the thieves, police also confiscated several television sets of various types, car tape decks, VCD players and gas stoves from two people who allegedly acted as buyers of the goods.

The two buyers were also detained for further questioning, he said.

Adrizal said the raid on the four thieves was conducted following a tip-off from the public.