Policemen nabbed for car thefts

Policemen nabbed for car thefts

JAKARTA (JP): Two police officers, a military officer, and
another nine members of a car theft gang have been arrested for
their alleged involvement in several armed robberies here, South
Jakarta Police Chief Sr. Comr. Bambang Widaryatmo, said on
Tuesday.

Bambang said the police also managed to seize seven cars,
including a Kijang van, a Panther van, two Baleno sedans, a Timor
sedan, a Lancer sedan and a Taft jeep, from the suspects.

"People who have lost their cars could view the seized cars in
the South Jakarta police precinct, probably their car is among
them," he said.

He said the suspects were nabbed following the arrest of a
member of the gang, identified as Satar, in Pamulang area, South
Jakarta on Friday.

He said Satar offered a blue, metallic Kijang van to an
undercover police officer, who then held him after determining
that the van was a stolen vehicle.

Following further investigation, the police later arrested six
suspects, all armed robbers, and three used car dealers, two
police officers and a military officer.

The alleged robbers usually operated in Bekasi and Depok.(jun)