Police to crack down on bus crime

Police to crack down on bus crime

JAKARTA: In response to a public outcry over extortion on public
buses, police said they would launch an operation to crack down
on the criminals.

City police spokesman Sr. Comr. Prasetyo was quoted by
BeritaJakarta.com as saying on Tuesday the police would deploy
officers aboard public buses.

"We will also ask all police officers to help fight these
crimes during their travels from home to work and work to home,"
he said.

There has been a recent increase in the number of reports of
hoodlums extorting money from public bus passengers. According to
the reports, many of these extortioners are recently released
prisoners.

Prasetyo said the areas suffering the most from these crimes
were Jl. Pramuka in Central Jakarta, the Pulo Gadung bus
terminal, the Kampung Rambutan bus terminal and some areas in
Bekasi, West Java. --JP