A man detained at a Tel Aviv-area police station was found dead in his cell on Wednesday.

Hebrew media reports indicated that the 50-year-old Rishon Lezion resident had taken his own life at the Glilot station in Herzliya.

Tel Aviv District police chief Haim Sargarof ordered an investigation into the circumstances of the detainee’s death, police announced.

His body was transferred to the Abu Kabir Forensic Institute for further examination.

Reports said the detainee had been known to the police and was arrested earlier Wednesday after being caught breaking into apartments in Herzliya, with stolen items found in........

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