Gang robs Rp 36m in cash, equipment

Gang robs Rp 36m in cash, equipment

DENPASAR, Bali: A gang of robbers burst into an electronic
goods supplier and an office next door and got away with more
than Rp 36 million in cash and several kinds of electronic
equipment on Thursday.

The robbers, numbering six or seven, also injured four
security guards during the predawn hold up.

Bali Police spokesman Lt. Col. Y. Suyatmo said the guards and
managers of the electronic shop, PT Cahaya Murni, and the other
firm, PT Cireko, had been questioned. "We have also dispatched
our personnel to areas where the criminals are suspected to be
hiding," Suyatmo said.

He said the robbers stormed into the buildings, which are
situated next to each other on Jl. Cokroaminoto, at about 1.00
a.m. after scaling the walls.

They took six sets of stereo cassette players belonging to PT
Cahaya Murni and a safe belonging to PT Cireko, before fleeing in
a green van, Suyatmo quoted the guards as saying. (zen)