Five people arrested for violent burglary
Five people arrested for violent burglary
JAKARTA (JP): North Jakarta Police have arrested four men and
a woman from a group of six who allegedly stole five 100-gram
gold bars, Rp 2 million (US$854.70) in cash and some jewelry from
a shop house, while wounding the shop's owner and her maid.
Lt. Col. Rismanto, the newly-appointed North Jakarta Police
chief, said yesterday that the violent burglary on Wednesday was
allegedly plotted by Marsikah, alias Sri, 25; the only female
member of the group. Sri was once a maid at the victim's house.
"During questioning, she admitted that the loot from their
robbery was to be sold on the black market to finance her
upcoming second marriage with Bejo Wahono, 28, another member of
the group," said Rismanto, a former officer at the Jakarta Police
intelligence and security directorate.
Accompanied by police spokesman-in-charge Maj. Nyoman
Suryasta, Rismanto said the incident took place at the two-story
shop house owned by the victim, Susana, on Jl. K No.10 in
Pejagalan subdistrict at around 1 p.m. Wednesday.
Sri was the first person to enter the house on the pretense of
getting her sandals, which she left behind when she was recently
sacked by Susana, 25, because of being lazy, said Rismanto.
"Shortly after Susana permitted Sri to take her sandals from
the house, the male members rushed into the living room and went
upstairs," said the officer.
Hearing a strange noise in the living room, Susana hastily
entered.
"She was allegedly stabbed by a dagger in the forehead by Bejo
while Sri allegedly hit her in the back with a crowbar," said
Rismanto.
Susana's only maid, Aisyah, screamed loudly when she saw her
employer being attacked.
"The maid's scream attracted neighbors and passers-by to come
to the shop house, causing the suspected robbers to quickly run
away," said Rismanto.
But one of them, identified as Naswin, 26, was captured by the
people, he said.
"A few hours later, our police detectives nabbed Sri, her
boyfriend Bejo and another suspect, Purnomo, 31, at the low-class
red-light district of Kalijodo in West Jakarta," said the
officer.
Another suspect, Amir, 33, was arrested yesterday morning
while trying to sell the stolen gold bars to a jewelry shop near
Kalijodo, the officer said.
"The remaining suspect, Yanto, whose identity is quite clear
to us, is still at large," said Rismanto.
A preliminary investigation has revealed that Sri worked for
Susana for only two days. (bsr)