Eight arrested for car mirror theft

Eight arrested for car mirror theft

JAKARTA (JP): City Police Mobile Detectives have arrested
eight people in the past two weeks for allegedly stealing 10 sets
of rearview mirrors from luxury cars during traffic jams.

City police chief of detectives, Col. Alex Bambang Riatmodjo,
said six teenagers and two adults had been arrested near eight
intersections in the capital following reports filed by city
residents in the past two months.

"This case has received particular attention from National
Police chief Lt. Gen. Rusdihardjo and city police chief Maj. Gen.
Nurfaizi. The suspects are a menace to society," Alex told
reporters.

"The mirrors come from luxury cars like the BMW, Mercedes,
Cherokee jeep, Volvo sedan and others. Of the eight suspects,
seven stole the sets and one sold them."

The suspects were arrested near Jl. Raya Tugu Tani in Menteng,
Central Jakarta, Jl. Raya Pintu Air in Pasar Baru, Central
Jakarta, Jl. Raya Jembatan Merah in Central Jakarta, Jl. Raya
Stasiun Kota (Beos) in West Jakarta, Jl. Raya Ancol Pademangan,
North Jakarta, Jl. Bank Danamon Blok M, South Jakarta and Jl.
Raya Perintis Kemerdekaan in North Jakarta.

Alex identified the suspects as BR, 16, a resident of Johar
Baru, Central Jakarta; Mm, 16, a resident of Pulogadung, East
Jakarta; So, 12, a resident of Kelapa Gading, East Jakarta; He,
12, a resident of Johar Baru, Central Jakarta; Su, 15, a resident
of Kelapa Gading, East Jakarta, YW, 13, a resident of Senen,
Central Jakarta, Thio Giok Ho, alias Anton, 45, a resident of
Grogol Petamburan, West Jakarta; and Aep Saefulloh, 45, also a
resident of Grogol Petamburan. (ylt)