Body of suspected thief found in Cisadane river
Body of suspected thief found in Cisadane river
JAKARTA (JP): Daan Mogot residents fished out the bloated
corpse of a suspected thief from Cisadane River on Sunday
morning, an officer said.
West Jakarta Police chief of detectives Capt. Sahar identified
the decomposed body of the male suspect as Ucok, who jumped into
the river to escape angry residents who were chasing him and
three other men on Friday evening.
From Ucok's wet wallet, police also found a few custom-made
nails allegedly used to scatter on roads to puncture the tires of
lone motorists, who would be robbed after stopping.
"Ucok's corpse was fished out at about 7 a.m. on Sunday,"
Sahar said.
During their operation on Jl. Daan Mogot KM 13 on Friday
evening, the alleged thieves were spotted by residents when lone
motorist N.G. John, 26, screamed for help after being robbed.
One of them, Wawan Binyasin, 35, was arrested by the police
while another suspect, Iskandar, 30, was attacked and killed by
residents.
Ucok and the other suspect, Budhi Mamora, 26, who is missing,
jumped into the river to avoid the crowd.
"Budhi is most likely dead somewhere in the river," officer
Sahar said.
West Jakarta detectives, he said, had been after the four
suspects since the beginning of the year.
"They have robbed people several times, using the same
technique. They throw nails on the road, and wait for a car to
drive by," he said.
"The car's tires get punctured and when the car owner gets out
to change the flat tire, they rob the driver."
Based on police preliminary investigation, John was on his way
home in his metallic blue Kijang van when one of his tires
suddenly went flat.
When he got out of his van to change the flat tire, four men
walked toward the vehicle. Two of the men approached John with
knives and told him to hand over his valuables.
He offered them Rp 5,000. The two men then pushed John inside
the car and took from him Rp 90,000 (US$12) and a wristwatch.
They warned him not to scream.
As the four men started to walk away, John screamed for help.
Nearby residents heard his cries, chased after the men and got
hold of Wawan and Iskandar.
"They beat Iskandar to death. They would have done the same to
Wawan but the police arrived in time to save him," Sahar said.
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