Stolen vehicles

Stolen vehicles

From Kompas

I have every reason to be happy and hope that the police will be successful in their "Golden Zebra" operation, so that traffic discipline can be satisfactorily implemented throughout Indonesia. Moreover, we also expect that the police will, through this operation, be able to find and confiscate more stolen cars.

My parents and I have lost three vehicles. The first one was a motor-cycle of the Astrea Prima make. It was stolen in Jl. M.T. Haryono, Gg. VII, Malang, East Java, on May 23, 1994. Upon reporting the theft at the police office in Malang, a policeman arrived and said that he saw a man (without putting on the helmet) riding the vehicle without the ignition key in it. What a pity that the policeman did not take the initiative to run after and catch the thief, or use walkie-talkie to spread the news to his colleagues.

A second motor-cycle (a Black Astrea Grand Exclusive 1995) was stolen from the Pelita Jaya stadium in Lebak Bulus, South Jakarta, on June 20, 1995 at about 9:30 a.m.

I would like to know if it is right for the Jakarta police office to keep the vehicle document and ignition key of a stolen car? Whereas in Malang the police office allows the owner to hold the vehicle document and ignition key.

Then the third stolen vehicle was a Toyota Kijang 1989. It was stolen from the Tax Office premises in Pondok Gede in May, 1991. The theft was reported to the police.

I am no longer concerned about the loss of the three vehicles. I am questioning the working mechanism, especially concerning the extent of integration of the operation and the communication system of the police in dealing with stolen goods. I also noticed a number of confiscated vehicles in a police car lot.

I sincerely hope that with the increase of police personnel, they can upgrade their professionalism and enhance their commitment to protect the community. It should be realized that the police are paid by the people. The public is willing to assist the police in performing their tasks, if the police are true to their commitment.

To be frank, the people now are still rather unhappy and pessimistic when they have to manage some affairs which require the Police's intervention.

To those who are using our vehicles (particularly the second and third ones), although I have yet to continue paying the installments on the two vehicles, I would like to offer the documents and papers for both vehicles, for the convenience of your families. For that purposes I can be contacted between 7:00 a.m. and 8:30 p.m.

Be informed that I could afford to buy those vehicles with my hard-earned money and through active saving. My apologies for any improper words used in this letter.

RISMAN WALUYA

Jakarta