Man gets robbed at city police gas station

Man gets robbed at city police gas station

JAKARTA (JP): City police detectives are still in the dark
over a recent violent van robbery, which occurred at a gas
station inside the Jakarta Police headquarters.

A police detective who requested anonymity told The Jakarta
Post on Monday that the police report on the crime had been "kept
almost hidden," since the time it was made on June 18, the date
of the incident.

"Police are frankly ashamed of this incident," the detective
said.

The detective said the victim, a man identified as Agus Salim,
40, had been violently robbed of his van by a man dressed in
police uniform, right in front of the gas station at the city
police headquarters on June 18.

"At about 2 a.m. on that day, Agus was driving his red
metallic Toyota Kijang van on Jl. Angkasa in Central Jakarta,"
the detective said.

"Suddenly a man, dressed in police uniform and identified only
as OS, stopped the van and asked Agus to hand over his driver's
license and car documents," the detective said.

Agus did not ask any questions and handed the "alleged
officer" his car documents and driver's license for examination.

"The so-called officer informed Agus that he found the license
and car documents suspicious. The alleged officer sat in the van
and ordered Agus to drive to the city police headquarters for
further examinations," the detective said.

"Upon reaching the gas station at city police, the alleged
officer hit Agus's head hard with a blunt object, and threw Agus
out of the van. The car thief then took off with the van."

The detective said police were still looking into the case.
(ylt)