Police arrest seven for ATM thefts

DENPASAR, Bali: The Central Java Police arrested a group of seven people on Wednesday for a series of thefts of automated teller machines (ATMs) here.

Bali Police spokesman Lt. Col. Y. Suyatmo said on Wednesday afternoon that the seven were arrested in the Central Java town of Temanggung when they were trying to escape a police patrol in a stolen BMW car.

Suyatmo said a preliminary investigation suggested that five were involved in a series of thefts and robberies in eight different locations in Bali between March and April this year. (zen)