Police apprehend 'red-light' robbers

Police apprehend 'red-light' robbers

JAKARTA: City police arrested on Friday two of five suspected
robbers belonging to a gang who rob motorists at intersections in
South Jakarta.

"They used gas-fueled lighter which look like a gun to scare
their victims who stop at the red light," deputy head of Jakarta
Police detectives unit, Adj. Sr. Sigit Sudarmanto, was quoted as
saying by Antara.

The suspects were identified as IS alias PL, 25, a resident of
Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta, and SBS, 21, a resident of Tambun,
Bekasi.

The other three: AG, AR and AS, who were identified as the
buyers in Senen, Central Jakarta, are still at large.

The suspects told the police they had committed the crime four
times in Simprug, three times in Kebayoran Lama, twice at Lebak
Bulus intersection and once on Jl. Arteri Pondok Indah, Sigit
said.

The robbers usually took the victims' cellular phones, money
and jewelry," he added. -- JP