Four nabbed for trying to steal ATM money
Four nabbed for trying to steal ATM money
JAKARTA (JP): Police foiled an attempt to steal money from a
Citibank automatic teller machine (ATM) in Kelapa Gading Mall in
North Jakarta on Saturday, an officer said.
City police spokesman Lt. Col. E. Aritonang said on Saturday
that four men tried to get away with electronic equipment from
the ATM booth after failing to break open the ATM.
"The police managed to arrest the four suspects in their
respective houses in Cilincing, North Jakarta, just an hour after
receiving a report about the robbery attempt from the security
guards," he said.
The four were identified as Jufrin Nurdin alias Fren, 27,
Amad, 25, Wahidin Rusli, 23, and Samsudin, 23.
Fren was shot in the right leg for trying to attack police
officers, Aritonang said.
He said the suspects, armed with a gun and machetes, arrived
at the Citibank branch at 3 a.m. in a Kijang van and forcibly
opened the door of the ATM booth after overpowering a security
guard named Ahmad Buruh.
Aritonang explained that the suspects initially planned to
remove the ATM but were unable to do so.
The suspects then entered the bank's branch office and stole
circuit television equipment and recording equipment, he said.
In an unrelated incident, police also managed to arrest on
Saturday one of five suspects believed to have robbed and injured
a customer of Bank Rakyat Indonesia of Rp 8 million (US$1,066) in
Cilandak, South Jakarta, on Friday.
South Jakarta Police chief Lt. Col. Satrya Hari Prasetya said
the suspect, identified as Fauzi, 26, and his accomplices robbed
Ifa Diasari, 39, a medical doctor, in front of the bank's branch
on Jl. RS Fatmawati.
Slashed
"One of the suspects slashed the victim's hand and fingers
when she tried to defend her handbag containing the money,"
Prasetya said.
He said the robbers were divided into three groups on three
motorcycles. "They planned the robbery."
He said one of the suspects was in charge of waiting for and
watching the Ifa's movements at the bank.
Satrya said the Ifa, who was holding her child in her arms
after withdrawing money, was approached by two of the suspects.
The men grabbed the bag and ran away, while the Ifa could not
do anything due to the injures she sustained during the
commotion.
She only saw two suspects leave the scene on a motorcycle via
Jl. Tarogong, he said.
The suspects' motorcycle hit a Kijang van on Jl. Tarogong, but
their accomplices showed up and helped them get away. They left
behind their Yamaha RX King motorcycle.
He said his officers then traced the suspects through the
motorcycle registration and managed to arrest Fauzi in his rented
premises in Klender, East Jakarta.
He said police confiscated Rp 900,000 from the suspect.
In a preliminary interrogation, Fauzi admitted that his gang
had robbed bank customers three times in separate places in South
Jakarta, he said.
"We hope we can catch the other suspects soon," he said.
Separately, police said that a Briton was robbed by two people
who made off with Rp 10 million (US$1,428) in Ciputat in South
Jakarta on Friday.
Peter Ian Bennet, 40, an employee of heavy machinery
manufacturer PT Phillip Harris, was on his way home in a Kijang
van with his driver after withdrawing cash from Citibank's branch
office on Jl. Raya Rempoa. Bennet had the money in a paper bag
and was sitting in the back of the car.
Bennet and his driver were forced to stop when their car got a
flat rear tire.
While the two changed the tire, Bennet heard the right back
door closing. He then saw two people flee on a Yamaha motorcycle.
Bennet checked the back seat and saw his bag had been taken.
(jun/emf)