Last night, Israeli security forces successfully arrested the head of the car theft ring operating in the Samaria region, 0404 reported.
According to the report, forces arrested the suspect in the Arab city of Qalqilya in northwestern Samaria. He has been transferred to police headquarters for interrogation.
More arrests of those involved in the ring are expected to follow, 0404 said.
The report explained that the car theft ring operates on roads, staging accidents so that passing cars will stop. When one does, the driver is pulled from his vehicle by force and his vehicle stolen.
In other cases, vehicles are stolen when a driver exits his vehicle to assist the presumed car accident victim. Below is documentation of one such occurrence: