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Man robbed outside bank

| Source: JP
Man robbed outside bank

JAKARTA (JP): Menteng Police detectives are searching for two
men who robbed a man outside the Menteng branch of the BNI bank
on Jl. Cut Meutiah at about 2 p.m. on Wednesday.

Central Jakarta Police chief of detectives Capt. Hendra
Suhartiyono identified the victim as Dartam, 35, a customer of
the bank's Menteng branch.

"The victim just left the bank after he had exchanged his
rupiah for US$530 when a man suddenly snatched his bag containing
the dollars and some Rp 1.5 million in cash," Hendra said.

"The suspect rushed to a waiting RX King motorcycle, which was
driven by an accomplice, and they took off."

Separately, angry residents of Kadu village in the Sukamulya
area of Cikupa, Tangerang, mobbed an alleged motorcycle thief to
death at about 11:30 p.m. on Wednesday.

A Tangerang Police source identified the dead suspect as
Ruslandi, 28, a resident of Jl. Tebet Timur in South Jakarta.

The motorcycle owner is Yoyo bin Pardi, 25, a resident of
Semper village in Cikupa.

"Yoyo was passing through the area when he was stopped by the
suspect, who was armed with a sharp weapon. The suspect tried to
push the victim off the motorcycle," the police source said.

"The victim screamed for help. Local residents came and mobbed
the thief to death." (ylt)
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