Robbery suspects apprehended

AMMAN — Criminal Investigation Department (CID) personnel have recently arrested three suspects for allegedly robbing two houses in Amman and Zarqa along with a person wanted in eight cases, the Public Security Department's (PSD) media centre announced on Friday.

The Public Security Department's spokesperson said that a resident in Zarqa’s Al Ghuwairiya neighbourhood reported a break-in at his home, adding that a special investigation team collected information that led to identifying the suspect, who has a criminal record.

The police arrested the suspect, who was located in Zarqa’s Ruseifeh neighbourhood, in possession of all stolen items, according to the Jordan News Agency, Petra. 

The source added that the police have reported that a number of home robberies took place in the Abu Nusair area in north Amman, noting that investigations led to arrest of the three suspects involved in the crimes, who were located Irbid.

Authorities apprehended two of the suspects, while the third remains at large, the spokesperson said, highlighting the recovery of part of the stolen jewellery, Petra added.

In another case, a man wanted in eight cases, has been caught in the southern region of the Kingdom, over charges of robbing a shop in Aqaba, some 330km south of Amman.