Gardener arrested for stealing

Gardener arrested for stealing

JAKARTA (JP): A man was arrested on Thursday morning for
allegedly attempting to steal money from the house of foreign
affairs minister Alwi Shihab on Jl. Paso, Jagakarsa, South
Jakarta, South Jakarta Police chief of detectives said.

Maj. Rycko Amelza Daniel said on Thursday that the suspect,
Johan, 26, a gardener at Alwi's house, entered the house through
a window at 11:30 p.m. on Wednesday.

"He was not caught then, but Pak Alwi's family guessed that it
was him, since he has been strongly suspected of stealing money
for some time," Rycko told reporters.

"When he returned in the morning to tend to the gardens, he
was caught at about 10 a.m. Johan later confessed that he had
stole small amounts of money from the house before."

Separately, Kebayoran Baru detectives shot dead an
unidentified suspected thief on Jl. Langsat in Kebayoran Baru at
about 2:15 a.m. on Wednesday.

"The man was trying to steal a watch from a lady, identified
as Susilowati, 49. He was shot in his thigh and chest," Rycko
said. (ylt)