House robbers arrive in BMW

JAKARTA: Five people robbed a house in Pondok Indah, South Jakarta, after parking their BMW sedan and motorcycle in the garage of the house on Thursday at about 11:45 a.m.

The owner of the house at Jl. Gedung Hijau I GH I/64, Nugroho, had left the house just 15 minutes earlier. His wife had left earlier to pick up her child from school, Antara reported.

Mrs. Nugroho returned home while the five men were still in the house.

She shouted for help, but when locals arrived, they did nothing to stop the alleged robbers, who said they were there to claim a debt. Three of the men quickly got into the black BMW, while the other two rode the motorcycle and left.

Junaedi, the gardener who worked at the house next door, said that he saw one of the people carrying a gun.

An officer from the South Jakarta Police station said the suspects took some jewelry from the victim's house.--JP