Robbers target motorists again<\/p>\n
Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
E.A. Mohammad Yudin, a resident of Ciledug, Tangerang, was
\npassing Jl. Deplu Raya, Bintaro, South Jakarta, at 11 p.m. on
\nWednesday evening on his way home when three unidentified men
\nriding an RX King motorcycle forced him to pull over.<\/p>\n
They brandished a machete, forcing him to hand over his
\nvaluables, including his Kawasaki Ninja motorcycle.<\/p>\n
In a matter of seconds, the robbers managed to flee the scene
\nalong with his motorcycle.<\/p>\n
With the help of an ojek (motorcycle taxi) driver, Yudin
\nreported the case to the nearby Pesanggrahan Police Station.<\/p>\n
Police immediately tracked down the robbers. A plainclothes
\npolice detective happened to see an unidentified man riding the
\nmotorcycle fitting the description provided by Yudin, but its
\nnumber plate had been removed. Two other unidentified men were
\nriding alongside him on an RX King motorcycle.<\/p>\n
The men riding the RX King motorcycle immediately fled once
\npolice tried to stop them, but the one riding the stolen
\nmotorcycle was unable to flee.<\/p>\n
Instead of surrendering, he threatened the officers with his
\nmachete.<\/p>\n
"He escaped. That's why we shot him in the leg. As he did not
\nstop we shot him in the back. He died instantly at the scene,"
\nsaid First Insp. Richard Lodewijk, head of the Pesanggrahan
\nPolice Detectives Unit.<\/p>\n
From the suspect, police seized the motorcycle, a wristwatch
\nand a wallet belong to Yudin.<\/p>\n
Earlier on Monday, four unidentified people riding an RX King
\nmotorcycle knocked over a motorcyclist named Ferli, 29, at the
\nsame spot on Jl. Deplu Raya.<\/p>\n
The robbers managed to escape the scene along with Ferli's
\nmotorcycle.<\/p>\n
"We have yet to conclude whether the robbers who took Ferli's
\nmotorcycle are the same as the group who robbed Yudin," Richard
\nsaid.<\/p>\n
Also on Thursday, two taxi drivers were robbed in separate
\nplaces in South Jakarta and East Jakarta.<\/p>\n
Hambali Harun, 33, a driver of Pusaka Nuri taxi number 010,
\nsuffered serious injuries to the mouth and elbow after two
\nrobbers pounded him with a hammer.<\/p>\n
The robbers, posing as passengers, asked Hambali to take them
\nto Tegal Parang in Mampang Prapatan, South Jakarta.<\/p>\n
But, once they arrived there, the robbers asked Hambali to
\nturn over his money. Hambali refused and resisted by screaming
\nfor help. The robbers hit him with a hammer and escaped without
\nbeing able to take any money.<\/p>\n
Another robbery targeting a taxi driver occurred on Jl. TB
\nSimatupang, Pasar Rebo, East Jakarta.<\/p>\n
Warno, 36, a driver of Jakarta City taxi was threatened with a
\nmachete by two robbers who posed as passengers.<\/p>\n
The robbers then forced him to turn over whatever money he
\nhad, which amounted to Rp 330,000 (US$40), and fled the scene.<\/p>",
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