Fleeing suspect shot dead

Fleeing suspect shot dead

TANGERANG: Tangerang Police shot dead a suspected robber near
the Balaraja toll booth early on Wednesday as he tried to avoid
arrest.

Tangerang Police deputy chief of detectives Insp. Kustanto
said officers were forced to shoot Armudin, 28, a resident of
Tigaraksa, Tangerang, after he ignored warning shots.

Armudin was arrested on Tuesday with accomplice Mawardi, 29,
at their hideout in East Lampung regency, Lampung. They were
suspected of committing several robberies last year in Tangerang
and Rangkas Bitung.

As the police car neared the entrance to the toll road,
Armudin managed to slip free of his handcuffs, and then jumped
from the police car.

Kustanto said the two had stolen money from an automatic
teller machine at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, robbed a
gold store in Rangkas Bitung and a Toyota Astra car dealer in
Jatiuwung, Tangerang. -- JP