Pickpockets arrested by police

Pickpockets arrested by police

JAKARTA: Four alleged pickpockets who operated on public
minivans and buses were arrested following complaints from
passengers.

The four admitted that in the past two months, they had stolen
cellular phones and wallets from the passengers of public
transportation, Jakarta Police spokesman Sr. Comr. Anton Bachrul
Alam was quoted by Antara as saying on Tuesday.

The four, who were arrested in Ciledug on Friday, committed
their crimes between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.

They reportedly operated on a number of different buses,
including minivans plying the Ciledug-Ciputat route and the
Kebayoran Lama-Tanah Abang route, minivans serving Jl. Gajahmada
and public buses serving the Pulogadung-Tanjungpriok route.

Anton said that late last month, the police also arrested two
pickpockets who operated on buses plying the Pulogadung-Kota and
Pulogadung-Tanah Abang routes.

The two were arrested on Jl. Gajahmada. They admitted to
operating from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. and from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. four
days a week, taking Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays off.--Antara