Six burgle house in Tangerang

JAKARTA (JP): Six burglars broke into a house on Jl. Ciputat Baru, in Ciputat, Tangerang, on Saturday, threatening a businessman at knife point.

A source at the South Jakarta Police precinct said the unidentified men drove to the house in a Kijang van about 3 a.m and broke a window of the house.

"The house's owner, Nasib, woke up and came to see what was going on," the officer said.

He said one of the burglars threatened Nasib with a sickle and told him to go into the bedroom.

He said the other burglars threatened Nasib's wife and two maids then locked them in a room.

The officer said the burglars grabbed a three-gram gold ring, a four-gram gold necklace, a computer and Rp 2.5 million (US$1,040) in cash.

When Nasib tried to phone the police found the burglars had cut his telephone line.

Nasib reported the burglary to neighbors who phoned the Ciputat police, he said.

Police have identified the Kijang van but were still looking for the burglars. (jun)