A Palestinian man was arrested for trying to steal a bus, near the central depot for Judea and Samaria on Highway 1.
Emergency services received a call reporting that a stolen bus was traveling from Ramallah towards the city of Azariya. Police and Border Police set up checkpoints to catch the criminal.
A police patrol car ultimately found the thief. He is described as being about 30 years old and a resident of Hevron. He has been taken for questioning.