Man arrested for stealing truck

JAKARTA (JP): Police have arrested a shop employee for allegedly stealing a truck loaded with Rp 150 million (US$64,377) of steel rods in Cikupa, Tangerang.

Central Jakarta Police Chief Lt. Col. M. Ibrahim said the shop's owner, Bambang Siswanto, reported his employee, Adek, 22, to police for stealing his truck from his shop on Jl. KH Mas Mansur, Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta on Monday.

"Adek drove the truck to Tangerang at high speed, but unfortunately it plunged into a swampy area," Ibrahim said.

He said local residents helped pull the suspect from the truck. They reported the accident to police who arrested Adek. (jun)