Armed bandit, killer arrested in Klender

Armed bandit, killer arrested in Klender

JAKARTA (JP): Police in Duren Sawit, East Jakarta, have
arrested a man wanted in connection with a series of robberies
and the fatal shooting, on Friday, of two gas station employees.

"The apprehension of the suspect, along with his revolver,
coming less than 30 hours after the last failed robbery attempt,
has helped us to solve at least six cases that he allegedly
committed," City Police Chief Maj. Gen. Dibyo Widodo told
reporters in the early hours of yesterday morning.

The suspect, identified as Teguh Abdulah Hanafi, 24, was shot
by police in his left leg as he tried to escape from police
custody, said Dibyo, who was accompanied by East Jakarta police
chief Lt. Col. Miyanto.

"Articles seized include a revolver and four shells of bullets
found at the scene of the crime," Dibyo said, adding that police
are still investigating the origin of the gun and the bullets.

According to Miyanto, Teguh was arrested at his house on Jl.
Bulak Raya in Klender, East Jakarta, at about 10 p.m. on Saturday
while having a small party with his friends after the sale of
three pocket cameras he had stolen earlier from a shop.

"The main motive for his actions was just money, which he then
lavished on his friends," said Duren Sawit police chief, Maj.
Bachtiar Tambunan.

Teguh, a bachelor whose education does not extend beyond high
school, is believed to have attempted a robbery at a gas station
on Jl. Ngurah Rai on Friday. In the course of the failed attempt,
two employees of the gas station were fatally shot.

"I don't know whether the victims died because I just fired
the gun at random," the suspect told The Jakarta Post.

Police have also accused him of committing at least five other
robberies and hold-ups in East Jakarta in the three consecutive
days preceding Friday. They say he made off with Rp 313,250
(US$141) in cash, one bike worth about Rp 3 million and three
pocket cameras.

It is alleged that Teguh began his thieving spree on Tuesday
last week by pretending he wanted to get a picture made at the
Foto Matic Studio shop. He left the scene with Rp 45,000 cash and
the three cameras after firing one bullet at the ceiling, police
claim.

On the next day he allegedly robbed the Anita Farma
pharmaceutical drug store, on Jl. Revolusi, by pretending to be a
shopper. Later the same day he is said to have robbed an ojek
(motorcycle taxi) driver on Jl. R. Inten, by pretending to be a
passenger and then frightening the driver by firing a shot near
his ear. Police say he also robbed a shop on Jl. Malaka.

"The last attempt failed after he saw a person who looked like
an officer," Dibyo said.

Teguh, who is said to have been involved in crime previously,
has admitted that he committed another hold-up on Thursday in the
Duren Sawit Indah area and took Rp 80,000 from the victim, police
say.

Police allege that on the afternoon of the next day, after
buying petrol at the gas station, he went to the lubricant kiosk
to steal money and fatally shot two employees in the head.

"Based on preliminary investigations, we believe that he
committed all of these crimes alone," said Bachtiar. "But we're
still exploring the possibility that others were involved," he
said. (bsr)