Six make off with policeman's car

TANGERANG: Six robbers managed to make off with a Kijang minivan belonging to a middle-ranking police officer when the driver was parking the car outside Bintaro housing estate in the Pondok Aren district of Tangerang on Tuesday morning.

The driver, Adam Wenas, 32, said that he was about to take his uncle Comr. Jimmy Tailaha, an officer of the logistics department of the National Police Headquarters, to work at about 5 a.m.

"But around one kilometer from home, Jimmy asked me to turn back to get his police cap," he said.

Jimmy told Adam to park the van with plate number B 1561 QU outside the estate entrance while he walked home to get the cap.

As Jimmy entered the housing compound, six unidentified men approached the car and, one carrying a gun, ordered Adam to leave the car.

"I was scared of being shot," said Adam, who let the robbers escape with the car, with Jimmy's office documents, uniform and pistol.

Pondok Aren Police who are handling the case have not yet revealed details of the investigation. -- JP