Amman: The Public Security Directorate (PSD)'s spokesperson announced that a special investigative team from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has recently launched an investigation into a series of thefts carried out by unknown individuals targeting several kiosks and coffee shops in different areas of Amman.
According to Jordan News Agency, the investigation team was able to identify a criminal network consisting of six people through gathering information, studying criminal methods, and collecting evidence from crime scenes. This network was led by an individual with a criminal record who was sentenced in 2018 to eight years in prison and was released from a correction and rehabilitation center a month ago.
The CID raid teams and investigators, over the past five days, located the suspects, raided their hideouts, and arrested five of them, who confessed to carrying out the thefts of coffee shops and kiosks. Meanwhile, the search continued for the main instigator.
Specialized teams, after conducting surveillance and gathering intelligence, identified the whereabouts of the main suspect and instigator inside a vehicle east of Amman on Tuesday afternoon. As officers moved to arrest him, he resisted and attempted to flee after ramming another vehicle. However, officers managed to disable his car and arrest him. Strict legal and administrative measures will be taken against those involved.