Award awaits injured detective

Award awaits injured detective

JAKARTA (JP): A detective severely wounded in foiling a
robbery attempt in Tebet, South Jakarta, will be honored, the
spokesman for the City Police said yesterday.

"The police chief (Maj.Gen. Hamami Nata) is very proud of Sgt.
Major Widianto, who was firm and dauntless in fighting the armed
criminals," Lt.Col. E. Aritonang was quoted as saying in Suara
Pembaruan afternoon daily yesterday.

He did not specify the type of award.

Police are still searching for suspects who attempted to steal
Rp 24 million from a customer in the parking lot of the local
Bank Central Asia branch.

Hamami paid a call Saturday on the detective at the Tebet
hospital.

Sgt. Maj. Widianto sustained wounds to his head and ears from
a sickle.

Pos Kota quoted Widianto, who is posted at the Tebet police
station, as telling Hamami and his wife that he was recovering.

"Insya Allah (God willing), you'll be well soon," Hamami
replied, adding later that all medical expenses would be taken
care of.

Also injured in the robbery attempt was Yunardi, who was
accompanying his sisters Eries Ayuning and Erina to deposit the
money. Yunardi was accompanying his sister Eries Ayuning and
another sister, Erina, to deposit the money. They had just
withdrawn the money from Bank Niaga branch on Jl. Prof. Supomo,
also in South Jakarta.

Two men on a Yamaha RX King motorcycle approached them in the
BCA parking lot. They attacked Yunardi, who was carrying the
money, and stabbed him in the back when he resisted. Eries'
screams for help alerted Widianto, who shot one suspect in the
shoulder.

Yunardi is now being treated at MMC hospital.

Police said it was unclear if the suspects had followed the
victims from the Bank Niaga branch. (anr)