Alleged thieves mobbed to death
Alleged thieves mobbed to death
TANGERANG: Two men were mobbed to death after allegedly
attempting to steal a motorcycle from an ojek (motorcycle taxi)
driver on Thursday evening in Sindang Sono village, Pasar Kemis
district, Tangerang regency.
One of the suspects was identified as Sanpawi, 20, a resident
of Saga village in Balaraja district, Tangerang regency, but the
other suspect remains unidentified.
Their bodies will be kept at the Tangerang General Hospital
morgue until Friday evening.
Tangerang Police detective deputy chief Adj. Comr. Kustanto
said that both suspects had pretended to be ojek passengers and
asked driver Amaludin to take them to Kawidaran village in Cikupa
district, Tangerang regency, on one motorcycle at around 9:30
p.m.
Suddenly, one of the suspects punched Awaludin in the head
while the other tried to take his motorcycle. Awaludin attempted
to fight back but injured his neck.
Both suspects attempted to flee the scene. However, Awaludin's
shouts alerted those nearby and an angry mob descended on the
two. Using stones and knives they beat the suspects. They stopped
when the police arrived, but it was too late, the two men were
already dead.-- JP
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Two hotels received bomb threats
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Two hotels receive bomb threats
JAKARTA: Intercontinental MidPlaza hotel on Jl. Jend.
Sudirman, Kav. 10-11 and Red Top hotel on Jl. Pecenongan, both in
Central Jakarta, received hoax bomb calls.
A telephone operator at the Intercontinental MidPlaza, Wiwin,
said that she received the hoax call from a man identifying
himself as Syahrudin of South Jakarta, late on Thursday at 10:45
p.m.
She transferred the call to a security guard on duty, Widodo
Susilo. Widodo said that the caller claimed to have five
accomplices who had planted a bomb inside a guest bedroom, and
demanded a ransom of Rp 20 million (US$2,353) be paid.
He quickly contacted Tanah Abang Police, who called in the
bomb squad. They could not find any explosives and declared the
hotel safe by 2 a.m. on Friday.
At Red Top hotel, operator Johanes received a telephoned bomb
threat at 12:20 a.m. on Friday. The caller said he had planted
two bombs inside the hotel.
The caller demanded a Rp 30 million ransom, otherwise the
bombs would be detonated at 1 a.m.
The threat turned out to be a hoax after police officers from
Gambir Police subprecinct investigated, declaring that no bombs
had been found at the hotel. -- JP
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Gang of armed robbers captured
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Gang of armed robbers captured
JAKARTA: City Police chief of detectives Sr. Comr. Mathius
Salempang announced on Friday that police had arrested three
members of a gang of armed robbers, known to have committed
robbery in the city. Three other gang members were still at
large.
The three arrested suspects are Heri Yulianto, alias Hendrik,
45, Agusman, alias Ujang, 45, and Ibrahim, 31, while the escapees
are Udin, Salim and Empe.
Heri, leader of the gang, was shot five times in the legs when
he tried to escape from detectives trying to arrest him on Sept.
16 in Kemayoran, Central Jakarta. Agusman was arrested in Tanjung
Priok, North Jakarta, while Ibrahim was apprehended in Tegal
Alur, West Jakarta, the same day.
Mathius said that the gang had committed many robberies across
the city.
On Jan. 30, the gang robbed a jewelry shop on Jl. Wijaya IV,
Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta, and took jewelry worth Rp 750
million (US$88235.30).
The next month, the gang stole a silver Toyota Soluna sedan in
Cideng, Central Jakarta, and in March robbed a house in Kelapa
Gading, North Jakarta, stealing Rp 2 million in cash.
The gang was also involved in other robberies last November in
Srengseng Sawah, West Jakarta; Grogol, West Jakarta; and in
Kemayoran, Central Jakarta. -- JP