Notorious crook shot to death

Notorious crook shot to death

TANGERANG (JP): Local police detectives in Tangerang shot dead
one of the town's most wanted armed robbers in an early morning
raid on Tuesday, an officer said.

Greater Jakarta Police spokesman Lt. Col. Edward Aritonang,
told the media that the detectives had to shoot Suhendra, 28, in
the chest and left knee when the latter tried to resist arrest by
attacking the officers with a sickle, during the raid at the
town's park.

According to the officer, Suhendra was widely known as the
leader of a gang of armed robbers who operated inside public
buses plying the town's busy street, Jl. Daan Mogot.

"Although shot, Suhendra was still able to escape by hitching
a ride in a passing car and threatening the driver to carry him,"
Aritonang said.

The detectives, using their patrol vehicles, followed the car
but had to stop after driving some 500 meters, as the suspect had
apparently died from his wounds, the officer was quoted by Antara
as saying.

The Tangerang police have also apprehended three other gang
members, Nawi, Cecep and Sudin, aged between 22 and 27. (bsr)