'Ojek' robber fatally mobbed

TANGERANG (JP): An ojek (motorcycle taxi) robber was mobbed to death by residents of Cempaka village of Cisoka district in Tangerang after he allegedly wounded the vehicle's owner and tried to flee with the bike late Thursday.

Chief of Cisoka police subprecinct First Lt. Sujito identified the dead suspect as Udy Setiadi bin Akub, 30.

Sujito said Udy earlier pretended to be a passenger but on the way he threatened the ojek driver, Nurjen, 30, with a sharp weapon.

"The incident took place at around 9:30 p.m.. Udy asked Nurjen to take him to Sentul village where an open-air movie was being shown," Sujito said.

However, Nurjen, a resident of Kampung Pasir in Balaraja, had the chance to scream and this alerted nearby residents, who then chased Udy as he tried to speed off with the motorcycle.

"Residents were able to catch him about 10 kilometers from the scene," he said. (41/emf)