Armed men stage midday robbery

Armed men stage midday robbery

JAKARTA (JP): A gang of at least four armed men robbed a gold
shop at a market in Cempaka Putih, Central Jakarta, yesterday and
made off with two kilograms of jewelry worth Rp 50 million
(US$10,000).

A police source said the robbers, who had watched London Shop
on Jl. Rawasari since the early morning from a stall nearby,
entered the shop about midday when they thought the coast was
clear.

One of the robbers fired his gun into the air three times when
the goldsmith seemed slow to meet their demands, the officer, who
did not want to be identified, said.

"The robber smashed open a drawer with his gun and the others
grabbed the jewelry. It all happened in about 20 minutes."

The men then fled on two Yamaha RX-King motorcycles, he said.

Three people, including the goldsmith, had been questioned but
police still had no leads for the midday robbery, he said. (jun)