Student robbing way through college

Student robbing way through college

JAKARTA: A second-year economics student at Gunadarma
University was arrested on Thursday evening on suspicion of
robbery.

Police said the suspect, identified as Rudy Hartono, and an
accomplice, Michael Albert, usually targeted female car drivers.

"They operated from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Jl. Bekasi Raya in
East Jakarta," city police chief of detectives Sr. Comr. Mathius
Salempang said on Friday.

Another suspected accomplice, Rio, is still at large.

Rudy, whose parents live in Lampung, said he robbed drivers so
he could pay his tuition, because the money his parents sent him
did not cover his expenses.

Michael said he and Rio used their share of the money to buy
alcohol. -- JP