Aa foreign Ukranian citizen (51), is suspected of attempting to sell a stolen Israeli I.D. card. The man was arrested on Thursday night, just after Simchas Torah ended and is suspected of using social online networks to sell the I.D. known in Israel as a Teudat Zehut. The I.D. was stolen on Erev Yom Tov

A Bat Yam resident notified police on Wednesday, Erev Simchas Torah, that someone had broken into her car and stolen her purse that held her I.D. and other personal documents. She also publicized the theft online. Following the online public notice by the victim, a concerned citizen contacted her and told her that she saw the woman’s I.D. being offered for sale online.

The woman contacted the suspect via the ad and notified police of the development. The suspect set up a meeting with the victim near Independence Square in Bat Yam, and after arriving at the location was arrested by police who were waiting for him.

The suspect was carrying the I.D. of the victim, as well as another fake I.D. and a large sum of cash. The suspect is awaiting indictment and has been seen by the municipal court of Tel Aviv.

(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)