Special program planned against vehicle theft<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Police plan to launch a special operation to
\ncrack down on vehicle theft in response to the growing trend of
\nthe crime, City Police Chief Maj. Gen. Mochammad Hindarto said.<\/p>\n
\"The escalating vehicle theft rate requires us to stage the
\nspecial operation. Today it seems that many criminals focus their
\nactivities on vehicle theft,\" Hindarto told reporters yesterday
\nin Bekasi after inducting Lt. Col. Herry Pribadi as a new Bekasi
\nPolice chief.<\/p>\n
Hindarto said at present at least six motorcycles and two
\ncars, mainly \"Kijang\" vans, were reported missing everyday across
\nthe city.<\/p>\n
The two-star general did not reveal when the operation will be
\nlaunched.<\/p>\n
Hindarto called on the public to participate in surveillance
\nof their property by providing them with necessary safety
\napparatus because police could not safeguard every vehicles due
\nto limited human resources..<\/p>\n
Earlier on Thursday, police announced they had busted two
\ngangs of vehicle theft, \"the gang of Didi Ambon\" and \"the gang of
\nSurawi\". Surawi's gang comprised of retired servicemen.<\/p>\n
Police confiscated at least 12 vehicles of various brands from
\nthe gangs. Some of their members are still at large.<\/p>\n
During their operation, vehicles thieves usually used the so-
\ncalled \"T-letter\" key to break open the car door in around three
\nto five minutes.<\/p>\n
While the involvement of servicemen in vehicle theft is indeed
\na reminiscent of the crime in the middle of 1993, when city
\npolice cracked down on vehicle theft ring.<\/p>\n
Then city police captured more than 150 vehicle thieves,
\nincluding 30 servicemen, in an operation, said to be the biggest
\noperation in the anti-vehicle theft history of the country. At
\nleast 350 stolen cars were seized in the operation.<\/p>\n
Herbin<\/p>\n
Hindarto installed Lt. Col. Herry Pribadi as new Bekasi police
\nchief to replace Lt. Col. Basyir Barnawi who had been promoted as
\nprivate staff of National Police Chief Gen. Banurusman.<\/p>\n
Herry, who graduated from the Police Academy in 1975, spent
\nmost of his police career in the intelligence directorate.<\/p>\n
He had earlier served as chief to the general crime office of
\nthe investigative directorate at the city police headquarters.<\/p>\n
During the induction ceremony Hindarto also underlined a need
\nto catch the murderer of six family members of Herbin Hutagalung,
\nalthough he admitted that it was not an easy task since \"the
\nmurderer might have changed his identity.<\/p>\n
\"To be honest it is very difficult to locate the murderer
\nbecause he may have changed his identity,\" Hindarto said.<\/p>\n
The murder of Herbin's family, taking place early this year in
\nPondok Gede district, remain one of dark cases for the city
\npolice. (12\/jsk)<\/p>",
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