Suspected vehicle thieves arrested

Mon, 23 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB | Source: JP

DENPASAR, Bali: Badung Police apprehended separately on
Saturday three people who are allegedly responsible for at least
15 motorcycle thefts in the area over the past three months.

Police detective chief Sr. Insp. Husein Abubakar identified on
Sunday the three as Syamsul Hadi, Iwan Gendut and Ahmad Novel.
The first two were alleged to be the robbers while the latter the
broker who received the stolen vehicles.

"Iwan was arrested when he was trying to escape a police road
check on Jl. Subur, riding on a motorcycle which he had just
stolen. We had to shoot him in his leg to prevent him from
escaping," Husein said.

Husein added that after interrogating Iwan, police learned
about the other accomplices and their whereabouts. (zen)

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