Masked thieves bust into home of Japanese citizen
Masked thieves bust into home of Japanese citizen
Multa Fidrus and Abdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang, Jakarta
Six masked thieves broke into the house of a Japanese national
in Pondok Aren, Tangerang, early on Tuesday, injuring two people
and fleeing with cash and two cellular phones.
Pondok Aren Police chief of detectives Second Insp. Eko Ari
Narianto said the six thieves entered the house of Toshikomi Kubo
at about 1 a.m. by climbing over the back wall.
The house employed a security guard, identified as Fadillah.
"They stole US$800, 350,000 yen and Rp 1 million. They also
took two cellular phones and injured two people," Eko said.
Eko said that one the thieves slashed Fadillah with a machete
across his hand. The thieves then tied the guard up.
The noise woke up Japanese national Koishumi Kubo and his
nephew Hazimi, who were sleeping in the same room.
"The thieves also injured Hazami with a machete when he
attempted to fight back. The thieves tied them up with Fadillah
in the living room," Eko said.
Toshikomi, who works at Senayan Apartment, and his Indonesian
wife, Sapina Safitri, 35, who were asleep in their bedroom, were
also tied up.
Eko said other family members were able to shout for help.
Their shouts were heard by a neighbor who was walking past the
house.
The neighbor ran to a nearby mosque and called for help over
the mosque's loudspeaker.
"The thieves were surprised by the loudspeaker and fled as
neighbors came to the aid of the Japanese citizen," Eko said.
City police spokesman Sr. Comr. Tjiptono said police who
arrived at the scene were unable to capture the thieves despite
giving chase with help from residents.
"The two injured victims were taken to a nearby hospital. We
are still trying to track down the thieves. We are confident we
will arrest them soon," Tjiptono told The Jakarta Post on Tuesday
evening.
There have been a number of robberies targeting Japanese
citizens this year, including one in Cilandak, South Jakarta.
These cases are still being investigated by the police.
"We are continuing to investigate the cases. We will not give
up. We want to show foreigners that Jakarta is a safe place and
its police can solve robbery cases," he said.
Multa Fidrus and Abdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang, Jakarta
Six masked thieves broke into the house of a Japanese national
in Pondok Aren, Tangerang, early on Tuesday, injuring two people
and fleeing with cash and two cellular phones.
Pondok Aren Police chief of detectives Second Insp. Eko Ari
Narianto said the six thieves entered the house of Toshikomi Kubo
at about 1 a.m. by climbing over the back wall.
The house employed a security guard, identified as Fadillah.
"They stole US$800, 350,000 yen and Rp 1 million. They also
took two cellular phones and injured two people," Eko said.
Eko said that one the thieves slashed Fadillah with a machete
across his hand. The thieves then tied the guard up.
The noise woke up Japanese national Koishumi Kubo and his
nephew Hazimi, who were sleeping in the same room.
"The thieves also injured Hazami with a machete when he
attempted to fight back. The thieves tied them up with Fadillah
in the living room," Eko said.
Toshikomi, who works at Senayan Apartment, and his Indonesian
wife, Sapina Safitri, 35, who were asleep in their bedroom, were
also tied up.
Eko said other family members were able to shout for help.
Their shouts were heard by a neighbor who was walking past the
house.
The neighbor ran to a nearby mosque and called for help over
the mosque's loudspeaker.
"The thieves were surprised by the loudspeaker and fled as
neighbors came to the aid of the Japanese citizen," Eko said.
City police spokesman Sr. Comr. Tjiptono said police who
arrived at the scene were unable to capture the thieves despite
giving chase with help from residents.
"The two injured victims were taken to a nearby hospital. We
are still trying to track down the thieves. We are confident we
will arrest them soon," Tjiptono told The Jakarta Post on Tuesday
evening.
There have been a number of robberies targeting Japanese
citizens this year, including one in Cilandak, South Jakarta.
These cases are still being investigated by the police.
"We are continuing to investigate the cases. We will not give
up. We want to show foreigners that Jakarta is a safe place and
its police can solve robbery cases," he said.