Police arrest suspected thieves

Police arrest suspected thieves

PURWOREJO, Central Java: Police have arrested four people
suspected of stealing money designated for Ngombol district
teachers' salaries, amounting to Rp 117 million (about
US$49,787), Antara reported yesterday.

Kedu police chief AE Rustandi said on Saturday that police
also managed to recover all the money. In addition, they
confiscated the two cars and two motorcycles used in the theft.

The four suspects -- identified as Suh, Nan, ER and Tr -- were
arrested only 16 hours after the theft took place. "The theft was
solved because of the 373 teachers' prayers that the money --
which is rightfully theirs -- could be found," Rustandi said.

One of the suspects, Suh, was a former treasurer at the local
education office. He stole the money from the car used to
transport it from the bank while officials appointed to guard the
money were eating. (swe)