Ex-Navy man nabbed over attempted car theft

Ex-Navy man nabbed over attempted car theft

JAKARTA (JP): Tebet Police detectives shot and arrested a
former Navy officer and his friend in connection with an
attempted car theft on Jl. Tebet Timur Dalam Raya in South
Jakarta, early Wednesday morning.

Tebet Police subprecinct chief Comr. Asli Manao identified the
suspects only as Dd, 37, the Navy officer who tried to escape and
was shot in the left thigh, and Dd's friend, Bh, 43, who was shot
in the right thigh.

Asli said a Tebet police patrol car was patrolling the Tebet
area at about 5 a.m. on Wednesday, when suddenly the patrolling
officers heard a scream on Jl. Tebet Timur Dalam Raya.

"My officers moved toward the source of the scream, and found
that two men, Dd and Bh, were trying to break into a van parked
in the driveway of a house, while another man was waiting outside
the gate, in a van," Asli told reporters on Wednesday.

"The robbers had broken through the fence of the property,
belonging to Fauzi. Fauzi's incessant screaming prompted the
robbers to leave Fauzi's van and escape in their own van, a green
Toyota Kijang with license plate number B 8639 VC."

Asli said the police pursued the Kijang until they reached the
Tebet Barat Dalam area, where the van stopped and the robbers got
out of the van, and fled.

"When the van stopped, police got out of their car, but found
themselves being fired at by the robbers. Police returned fire,
but the three robbers escaped," Asli said.

"As a result of the exchange of fire, police shot Dd and Bh in
the thighs. The third man who was carrying the gun, escaped. The
three robbers seem to be old-timers judging from the equipment
they were carrying with them."

Police seized four fake license plates, four sickles, 15
screwdrivers, a homemade tool, fake keys, flashlights and other
equipment, from the two suspects. (ylt)