Burglar breaks into Dutchman's home

JAKARTA: A burglar broke into the house of a Dutchman on Jl. Kemang Raya no. 75 in South Jakarta, stealing Rp 47 million (US$5,529,000) in cash early on Monday morning.

Besides the cash, the burglar, who is still at large, also took a digital camera, a notebook computer, two cell phones and two driving licenses issued by the Indonesian and Dutch governments respectively.

The victim, Schoen Macer Hendrik, 53, was not at home at the time the burglar broke in.

The police said they suspected the burglar entered the house by jumping over a security wall and then breaking one of the house's windows. The security guard at the house said he was unaware of the burglary.--JP