In Broad Daylight in Herzliya: Couple Suspected of Attacking a Courier and Emptying His Vehicle

Police arrested a couple from Kfar Saba on suspicion of attacking a package courier with a knife threat in Herzliya and robbing him of packages and thousands of shekels in cash. The two will be brought today for a hearing on extending their remand.

Police arrested a couple in their 20s from Kfar Saba on suspicion of carrying out a violent robbery of a package courier in central Herzliya. According to a police statement, the two attacked the courier with a knife threat and robbed him of all the packages in his vehicle as well as thousands of shekels in cash. The incident began last Friday afternoon when a courier, a resident of Baqa al-Gharbiyye in his 20s, arrived at the Neve Amirim neighborhood in the city to deliver a package. Following the report, officers from the Glilot station launched a rapid investigation, and in a joint operation with the security department of the Herzliya municipality, located the suspects. The two were arrested yesterday (Sunday) and transferred for questioning. Today (Monday) they are expected to be brought to court, where the police will request an extension of their remand.