Suspected thief arrested

Suspected thief arrested

JAKARTA (JP): Tambora Police detectives in West Jakarta
arrested one of four men in connection with the Monday morning
theft of scissors and knives from an open pickup on Jl. Pejagalan
Raya in Pekojan, West Jakarta.

West Jakarta police chief Col. Adjie Rustam Ramdja identified
the victim as Siantoro, 38. The suspect was identified as Udin.

"Siantoro was riding in the Kijang pickup, registration number
B 7971 LS, with driver Acim, 37. The van contained six dozen
scissors and four dozen knives, ready to be sold on the streets,"
Adjie said.

"Suddenly, Siantoro noticed that the van's back door was open
and everything was in disarray. Some scissors had also been
stolen."

He reported the theft to the West Jakarta Police, who
immediately dispatched detectives to the area of Jl. Pejagalan
Raya, where police located four suspects. The other three were
not apprehended. (ylt)