Embassy staffer suffers break-in<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): An unknown number of intruders broke into the
\nproperty of an Algerian Embassy staff member on Jl. Siung in
\nCipayung, East Jakarta, yesterday morning, making off with a car
\naudio system.<\/p>\n
City Police spokesman Lt. Col. E. Aritonang said local
\ndetectives were tracing the thieves who broke into the property
\nof Pewfik Mefti, an employee of the Algerian Embassy.<\/p>\n
Based on the preliminary investigation, police learned that
\nthe suspects probably jumped over the fence and used a
\nglass cutter on a window of one of the two cars parked outside
\nthe garage. The house is still under construction.<\/p>\n
Speaking to The Jakarta Post, Mefti said he believed there was
\nmore than one thief, that the burglary could not have been
\nhandled by only one man and must have been planned thoroughly.<\/p>\n
\"They must have observed my house before they actually came in
\nand burglarized my car this morning,\" he said.<\/p>\n
According to Mefti, his servant and her brother were the first
\nto realize intruders were outside the garage and breaking into
\none of the cars.<\/p>\n
\"My servant woke me up, saying that somebody was trying to
\nburglarize the house,\" said Mefti, 38.<\/p>\n
He said his mother warned him not to leave the house because
\nshe was afraid the thieves might be armed.<\/p>\n
He said one of the thieves saw him peeping.<\/p>\n
\"He yelled awas lu (be careful) and pointed his machete in my
\ndirection before running out of my property,\" said Mefti, who has
\nbeen posted in Indonesia for six years.<\/p>\n
He said he tried to run after the suspect but lost him. \"I
\ndidn't hear any sound of a motorcycle or car when the suspect ran
\naway.\"<\/p>\n
He said the police came quite fast, \"but the hounds came very
\nlate\".<\/p>\n
Mefti said the loss of his car audio system would be covered
\nby insurance.<\/p>\n
Yesterday's incident was the second at Mefti's property in the
\nlast 10 days.<\/p>\n
On Saturday, somebody broke into a shed used to store
\nhousehold wares and accommodate workers hired to build his house.<\/p>\n
\"The perpetrator made off with some stuff, including stoves,
\nall worth around Rp 500,000 (US$188),\" he said. (cst)<\/p>",
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