Police shoot hoodlum

Police shoot hoodlum

JAKARTA (JP): A notorious hoodlum believed to have been
involved in a series of robberies has been shot dead in Tambora
area, West Jakarta.

The Tambora police subprecinct confirmed the shooting of Jaja
bin Raba on Monday night, saying that the hoodlum resisted arrest
and ignored warning shots. He was shot in the leg, stomach and
chest.

"We had been watching him for a week," a police officer told
The Jakarta Post yesterday.

The police said that Jaja, 31, often threatened residents in
the area.

His latest crime was allegedly committed on April 1 when he
reportedly robbed a girl of a gold necklace on a Metro Mini bus.

Jaja was a resident of Jl. Kampung Duri, Tambora, West
Jakarta. (04)