Attempted Car Theft Foiled in Jerusalem's Beit HaKerem Neighborhood

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Police officers from the Morasha station arrested two suspects late at night in the Beit HaKerem neighborhood of Jerusalem on suspicion of attempting to steal a car. According to Kikar HaShabbat, Jerusalem District police officers blocked the suspicious vehicle. Police suspected the vehicle, which was parked in the dark with its lights off, and according to Israel Hayom, they noticed a smashed window.

According to Israel Hayom, inside the vehicle the suspect, dressed in tzitzit, was found in the driver's seat, and a female suspect was beside him. According to Channel 14, the suspect was described as an Arab who disguised himself as a Jew. A car computer and a duplicate key were seized at the scene.