Bogus policeman steals motorcycle

Bogus policeman steals motorcycle

JAKARTA (JP): City police are currently looking for a criminal
believed to have pretended to be a policeman who deceived a
motorcyclist and made away with his RX King motorcycle in South
Jakarta.

City police spokesman Lt. Col. Edward Aritonang said the
culprit, who was wearing a police uniform, stopped Achmad, the
motorcyclist, on Monday evening on Jl. Sisingamangaraja because
as his motorcycle headlight was broken.

The "policeman" insisted that Achmad was violating a traffic
regulation and asked him to settle the matter at the South
Jakarta police precinct, even though Achmad told the officer that
he was just ticketed at the Pancoran interchange by another
policeman for a similar offense.

On the way to the police precinct, however, the officer
ordered Achmad to buy cigarettes from a nearby stall. When Achmad
reached the stall, the officer immediately started the motorcycle
and sped away.

Feeling cheated, Achmad reported the incident to City Police
headquarters.

"Possibly he fell victim to a bad officer or a man who was
pretending to be a police officer," Aritonang said. (emf)