Gangs suspected in chain of robberies
Gangs suspected in chain of robberies
JAKARTA (JP): Several gangs are suspected as being responsible
for fifteen armed robberies in Bekasi township over the past two
weeks, police sources say.
The first robbery occurred on Oct. 16 at the house of H. Kuma
Achid, a resident of Jatiwangi village in Cibitung district. The
burglars made off with Kuma's car, Rp 6 million in cash
(US$2,744), gold jewelry, a TV set and a tape recorder.
The following day, another group of burglars broke into three
houses. The first was at the place of Ujang Surjadi, a resident
of Telajung village in Setu district. The burglar took Ujang's
jewelry and Rp 500,000 in cash.
The second and third occurred at two houses owned by Norin
and Guntur at Pulotimaha village in Babelan district, though no
report about their losses were given.
Two days later, N. Sulaiman, a resident of Mustika Jaya
village in Bantar Gebang district, reported to police that his
house was burgled by a group of armed men. The burglars made off
with 110 grams of gold, a TV set, a laser disc player, a video
tape player, a pager and Rp 350,000 in cash.
The burglars struck again on Oct. 24. This time their targets
were four houses owned by Endang, Gani, Mada and Marsan at
Pedurenan village also in Bantar Gebang district.
Mada and Marsan are now being treated in Bekasi General
Hospital for injuries they sustained after receiving knife wounds
to their heads.
Two of the 15 robbers who robbed Mada's house were captured by
area residents, who came to Mada's rescue as soon as they heard
his screams for help. The residents severely beat the two robbers
before handing them over to a nearby police station.
The police identified the two in custody as Uj, 37, and San,
23.
On Oct. 26, a house owned by Nurcahyadi, a resident of Jejaten
village in Tambun district, was robbed of Rp 3 million in cash, a
set of valuables and a water pump.
Tambun police managed to track down three of the seven
burglars who robbed Nurchayadi's house.
On the same day, 12 armed men robbed the house of Sata bin
Risin, a resident of Kranggan Wetan village in Pondok Gede
district.
The latest report said that the last armed robberies occurred
on Oct. 28 at four houses in three different villages.(12/mas)