Toll road robber arrested<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Police arrested on Friday one of the three men
\nbelieved to have robbed a businessman and his wife on the
\nJakarta-Merak toll road in Tangerang the previous day.<\/p>\n
City police spokesman Lt. Col. Edward Aritonang told reporters
\nthe crook, identified as Ajum bin Saleh, 41, was arrested in his
\nhouse in Buaran Harapan Mulya in Bekasi.<\/p>\n
Aritonang said the other two thieves, whose identities were
\nnot disclosed, were still at large.<\/p>\n
\"The three approached the businessman named Risam, after his
\ncar stalled, and one of them broke a car window with a hammer,\"
\nhe said.<\/p>\n
The three then threatened Risam and his wife with sharp
\nweapons, ordering them to hand over their valuables.<\/p>\n
\"They took an Ericsson mobile phone, two wristwatches, and
\ncash totaling Rp 500,000 (US$67) and fled the scene in a dark
\nKijang van,\" he added.<\/p>\n
Shortly after the incident a Tangerang police patrol car
\npassed the scene and found the two were in difficulty. Police
\nthen accelerated after the gang.<\/p>\n
Aritonang said the police officers found the getaway vehicle
\nabandoned in a Tangerang housing complexes.<\/p>\n
They seized the van's ownership documents, two machetes, four
\nsickles, a knife, a pair of steel scissors and a big roll of
\nadhesive tape.<\/p>\n
the vehicle turned out to have been rented from a firm in
\nBekasi.<\/p>\n
\"From the rental owner, police identified who used the car
\nthat day. We then set up a team to arrest Ajum at his house,\"
\nAritonang said.<\/p>\n
Ajum is now being detained at Tangerang police station for
\nfurther questioning. Officers are still searching for Ajum's
\naccomplices. (emf)<\/p>",
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