Private company's office robbed of Rp 125 million
Private company's office robbed of Rp 125 million
JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta's spate of robberies continued yesterday
when six men pretending to be construction workers in Central
Jakarta robbed the cashiers of the company they allegedly worked
for of Rp 125 million (US$53,191).
City Police Spokesman Maj. Nyoman Suriasta said the six men
claimed to work for PT Wira Matra Guna' office on Jl. Cempaka
Putih Tengah and asked the cashiers for their wages.
"While the six entered the office another robber was waiting
in the office's parking lot," Nyoman said.
The cashiers asked the men to sign on a list, but the suspects
feigned confusion as their names were not there. They then
threatened to kill the cashiers, and five other employees. The
robbers had a gun, machetes, and swords, he said.
The suspects forced the five employees into a bathroom and
locked the door before escaping with the money.
Meanwhile, a Japanese couple were robbed of Rp 400,000
(US$170) and a passport by three men in a taxi on Jl. Mawar, in
Bintaro, South Jakarta.
"Another taxi approached the taxi and three men came out of
the taxi demanded their bag," Nyoman said.
The police presumed the driver was involved.
The woman was stabbed in the legs and hands when she tried to
resist. She was treated at Pondok Indah hospital.
Also yesterday, a taxi driver was robbed by three passengers
of Rp 120,000 on Jl. Basuki Rahmat, in Cipinang, East Jakarta.
The suspects hailed the taxi and asked the driver, Marzuki, to
go to Cakung, East Jakarta.
A suspect asked the driver to go back to the street where the
taxi was hailed then threatened him with a machete.
The suspects asked the driver to leave the taxi and escaped in
it. Police found the cab, in Tebet area, South Jakarta.
On Wednesday, a businessman was robbed of Rp 13,5 million by
two men in front of his house on Jl. Gudang Peluru, also in
Tebet.
Jason Ifan, with his sister Brigita Jason, had just withdrawn
the money from BCA Lapangan Ros branch. Jason suffered wounds to
his legs, while Brigita's left hand was stabbed.
The following day, two men robbed a PT Chandra Kanta Sentosa
employee, on Jl. Cokroaminoto, in Menteng, Central Jakarta, of Rp
115 million.
The employee, Sutarman, was threatened with a gun as he and
his friend, Yose, were about to leave their car. The robbers
escaped on a motorcycle while firing shots into the air.
National Police Chief Lt. Gen. Dibyo Widodo said the police
have set up a special team to handle armed robberies.
"The robberies which occurred in Jakarta and surrounding areas
in recent weeks are connected to each other," Dibyo said at the
State Palace yesterday. (jun)