Jakarta hoodlums warned

Jakarta hoodlums warned

SEMARANG: The police here have warned hoodlums who have moved to this city from elsewhere to refrain from committing crimes and acts disturbing the peace, Antara reported Saturday.

The warning was issued in view of the arrival of hoodlums from Jakarta, Col. Murawi Effendi of the Semarang city police said.

He said Semarang police had received information that many hoodlums from Jakarta had moved to Semarang because they thought security agencies here were "softer" in dealing with crime.

Since receiving the shoot-on-sight order, Jakarta security agencies have shot dead some 17 alleged street criminals over a period of a month. "Actually we are just as hard on criminals," he said.

Of 37 arrested robbery suspects on the north coast, police said they have been forced to shoot dead five.