Police seize 18 stolen vehicles

TANGERANG (JP): Local police have arrested five suspects and confiscated 18 stolen cars from a series of vehicle thefts in Tangerang during the past two months.

Tangerang Police Detectives chief Capt. Rachmad Wibowo said on Thursday that the alleged crooks usually operated in parking lots and stole the vehicles by using duplicated keys, after stalking the target for sometime.

The five nabbed suspects are Nasir Surif, Syahrial alias Buyung, Gani, Aping and Fauji or Oji. "Three of them are known as long-time players," Rachmad said.

The seized cars are stationed as evidence at the Tangerang Police Precinct, including eight Toyota Kijang vans, five Toyota Kijang pick-ups, a Suzuki Futura minivan, two Daihatsu Espass minivans, an Isuzu Panther van and a Ford sedan.

"We've notified owners of these cars. They can come and check," First Lt. Darmawi, chief of the Vehicles Thievery Unit, said. (41/edt)