Three shot dead, 68 nabbed for street crimes<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Police officers shot five alleged criminals,
\nthree of them dead, and arrested 68 others for their involvement
\nin a street crimes in the capital in the period between Nov. 25
\nand Dec. 2, a police officer said on Thursday.<\/p>\n
City police spokesman Lt. Col. Edward Aritonang said the
\nofficers were forced to shoot the three dead because the men had
\nbeen extremely violent when committing crimes at street
\njunctions, on toll roads and in public transportation vehicles.<\/p>\n
\"The three dead victims were among five suspects shot by the
\nofficers. The two others sustained only light injuries,\"
\nAritonang said.<\/p>\n
He said one of the dead victims, identified as Tulus Hutahaya,
\n28, was shot after allegedly extorting money from a bajaj (three-
\nwheel motorized vehicle) driver and wounding two pedestrians in
\nthe downtown Kota area in West Jakarta on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
The remaining two, who were not identified, were shot
\nseparately after robbing passengers on a Kopaja minibus in
\nCideng, Central Jakarta, and a minivan in Cawang, East Jakarta.<\/p>\n
The two wounded victims were identified as Sobur, 17 and
\nMarintang Sitorus, 22.<\/p>\n
Aritonang said nine people residents accused of crimes were
\nbeaten up. \"Four of them were beaten to death,\" he said without
\ngiving further details except that the other five were eventually
\nhanded over to the police.<\/p>\n
He said the arrested suspects also included some considered as
\n\"instigators\". \"Their actions started with the sparking of fake
\ndisturbances on the streets and ended up with their friends
\nextorting money from frightened motorists,\" he said.<\/p>\n
The spokesman said most of the 68 suspects were arrested in
\nEast and South Jakarta.<\/p>\n
He added officers would continue to take stern action, such as
\nshooting, against criminals, but said that all the measures would
\nbe taken in line with the existing laws.<\/p>\n
\"Such stern actions are aimed at reducing the rising number of
\ncrimes on the streets and improving security on the streets,\" he
\nsaid.<\/p>\n
He said the police, backed up by soldiers from the Jakarta
\nMilitary Garrison, would intensify their deployment at street
\njunctions, on toll roads and at places of worship in areas prone
\nto crime.<\/p>\n
\"We cannot station officers on all streets. But we are
\npatrolling the streets every day,\" he said without mentioning the
\nnumber of officers deployed.<\/p>\n
Many city residents, including Governor Sutiyoso, have
\nexpressed concern over the rising crime wave on the capital's
\nstreets. (jun)<\/p>",
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