BEKASI: Officers from the Bekasi Police department destroyed on Saturday 34,000 bottles of liquor that had been confiscated during raids over the past month.

During the destruction of the bottles, alcohol spilled down the road as far as 300 meters from the police station. The smell of the alcohol disturbed motorists and residents, Tempo News Room reported.

Detectives chief Adj. Comr. Yudi Sinlaeloe said the bottles were confiscated from about 3,000 kiosks whose owners did not have a license to sell alcohol.

"We have detained 12 distributors .... We will continue the raids because alcohol is closely related with the high number of crimes and sexual harassment cases in Bekasi," he said. --JP

;JP;BBY;Detikcom;KCM; ANPAj..r.. Greater-police-fire Fire razes police boarding house JP/8/

Fire gut police boarding house

JAKARTA: Fire gutted five rooms on the second floor of a police boarding house located inside the Jakarta Police Headquarters on Jl. Sudirman on Saturday afternoon.

No fatalities were reported and all of the belongings of the 10 occupants of the rooms were saved.

Second Insp. Asep, who occupies a room on the first floor of the two-story building, said the fire began on the second floor at about 2 p.m. No other occupants were at home at the time.

The police used water cannon trucks to put out the fire before six fire trucks arrived.

The cause of the fire is being investigated. --JP

;JP;YAN;ANTARA; ANPAj..r.. Great-homicide-family Man nabbed for gashing grandparents JP/8/GREAT

Man nabbed for attacking grandparents

BEKASI: Bekasi Police arrested a man, Maat, 40, on suspicion of attacking his grandparents, Jiun, 76, and Neva, 70, on Thursday in West Cikarang, Bekasi regency.

The two victims were taken to Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital with severe wounds.

"Neva was bleeding severely from a gash to her back," Cibitung Police chief Adj. Comr. Hotman Sirait said on Friday.

Jiun was wounded on his left arm but was able to shout for help. His shout was heard by neighbors who immediately called the police.

Maat is being held at the Cibitung Police station for further questioning.

Sirait said the suspect seemed to be depressed.

"We will take Maat to a psychiatrist to check on his mental condition," he said. -- Antara