Petty robber shot dead

Petty robber shot dead

JAKARTA (JP): Police fatally shot a purse snatcher on
Wednesday following an attempted robbery of a purse belonging to
a policeman's wife inside a public minivan.

Jakarta Police spokesman Sr. Comr. Anton Bachrul Alam
identified the robber as Chandra, who was in his 30s.

Police officers shot him in the Pondok Indah area of South
Jakarta, at about 2 a.m. on Wednesday.

This man had been caught red-handed trying to steal a purse
belonging to Ida Butar Butar, the wife of a Central Jakarta
Police officer, Anton said.

"When police tried to arrest Chandra, he tried to escape. So,
we shot him."

The robbery occurred inside a M-09 minivan, which plies the
Tanah Abang-Kebayoran Lama route. (ylt)