Police arrest 'retired' thieves

JAKARTA: The Jakarta Police arrested three suspects at their homes on Wednesday night in connection with 17 robberies in Jakarta, Bogor and Banten dating back to 1996.

Munardin, 34, Basuki, 36, and Iskandar, 42, were allegedly the leaders of a robbery gang calling itself Group 13. "The name comes from the number of members in the gang," city police spokesman Sr. Comr. Tjiptono on Thursday.

The three suspects had actually given up their lives of crime several years ago but the police still had them on their wanted list. "We are still hunting for other members of the gang who remain active," Tjiptono added. -- JP