Police shoot one, arrest five

Police shoot one, arrest five

JAKARTA (JP): A man was shot in the hip and five others were
arrested on Friday afternoon for alleged motorcycle thefts in the
Kembangan area of West Jakarta.

Chief of Kebayoran Lama Police subprecinct in South Jakarta,
Comr. Heri Wibowo, said the shooting and the arrests were made
following an incident early on Friday morning when an officer of
the elite National Police mobile brigade (Brimob) was involved in
a robbery attempt of his motorcycle on Jl. Simprug Arteri,
Kebayoran Lama.

"Chief Brig. Muhaimin was riding on Jl. Simprug Arteri at
about 5 a.m. on Friday, when suddenly four people on two
motorcycles sandwiched Muhaimin's motorcycle... it was kicked
very hard and the police officer fell off," Heri said.

Muhaimin took out his gun and shot one man, who was later
identified as Sugianto. However, he managed to escape with the
help of three accomplices.

Muhaimin reported the incident to Kebayoran Lama Police, who
immediately sent out officers to inspect the crime scene.

Heri said that all police precincts were alerted about the
incident and by 2 p.m. on Friday the suspects were found in the
Kembangan area.

"Twenty police officers surrounded a house on Jl. Hasan in
Kembangan, forcibly entered it and arrested six people while they
were eating," Heri told reporters on Friday.

"From their house, we confiscated a huge knife, two stun rods,
three motorcycles and Rp 2.7 million (US$241) in cash, as
evidence."

Separately, Sugianto, whose entire torso was covered with
tattoos, told reporters that he was not a robber, but an ojek
(motorcycle taxi) driver. (ylt)