Vehicle left running and stolen within minutes – Jerusalem District police thwarted its smuggling into Judea and Samaria and arrested a suspect. About a week ago, a report was received about a vehicle theft in the Rehavia neighborhood of Jerusalem.

During an initiative operation by Jerusalem District police officers at the Hizme Square checkpoint, officers noticed a suspicious vehicle traveling on Highway 437. The officers acted quickly to stop the vehicle, and after a short pursuit near the village of Hizme, the suspect was arrested while driving a stolen vehicle. The suspect, a 35-year-old resident of the Ras Khamis neighborhood, was transferred for investigation at the Shefa police station. His investigation revealed that the suspect had never obtained a driver’s license. His arrest was extended.