JAKARTA: A group of six men armed with sickles robbed the

JAKARTA: A group of six men armed with sickles robbed the
house of a policeman on Jl. Balai Rakyat, Koja district, North
Jakarta, in the wee hours of Thursday morning, taking away a
television set, a computer, an electric piano, gold jewelry and
Rp 3.5 million (US$411) in cash.

In his report to the police, Adj. First Insp. Suparta, 54,
said the six shut the power off and cut the phone line before
breaking in. They locked Suparta, his wife, two children and one
grandchild in two separate rooms. The robbers fled in a silver
Kijang minivan.

Koja police chief Comr. Andre Wibowo said Suparta recognized
one of the culprits.

"But when we came to arrest him, the suspect's family members
showed us a medical assessment confirming that the man is
mentally ill," Andre said, adding the probe will continue. -- JP