Man shot dead by police

JAKARTA (JP): An alleged car thief was shot by police yesterday on Jl. Malaka, Duren Sawit, East Jakarta.

City Police Spokesman Lt. Col. A. Latief Rabar said Rasyid Nasution, alias Ucok, 26, a known mugger, was shot to death by police agents in Duren Sawit, East Jakarta, when he tried to escape while being forced to point out the hideout of his friends.

According to Latief, Ucok had been arrested over the weekend on charges of stealing a car owned by a man identified only as Yus from a parking lot at the Jatinegara railway station. (has)