Tangerang thieves snatch Rp 130m in latest case

Tangerang thieves snatch Rp 130m in latest case

Multa Fidrus, Tangerang

Two thieves managed to steal Rp 130 million (US$15,295) belonging
to a Taiwanese timber businessman from the inside of a car that
had stopped outside of a penitentiary in Tangerang municipality
on Wednesday.

According to the driver of the Isuzu Panther minivan, Mamad,
30, the vehicle had a puncture tire while passing the Sitanala
Leprosy Hospital in Neglasari. Mamad, however, was unwilling to
stop as the area had a bad reputation. However, another puncture
five minutes later forced him to bring the minivan to a halt.

With Taiwanese Andy Cou on board, Mamad parked up right in
front of the Juvenile Penitentiary on Jl. Daan Mogot at about 2
p.m.

Mamad had just collected Cou from the Soekarno-Hatta
International Airport in Cengkareng and was taking his boss to
the latter's offices at PT Berkat Jaya Semesta, a wood processing
company located on Jl. Telesonik in Jatiuwung.

Mamad said that as soon as he stopped the car, two men riding
on a motorcycle suddenly rode up on the passenger side, snatched
Cou's bag and quickly drove off.

"There were a lot of street vendors, police and public order
officers around at the time, but they did nothing when I yelled
at the thieves, and asked them to stop the two men," he told
reporters after reporting the case to the police.

Tangerang Police detectives chief Adj. Comr. Asep Adi Saputra
admitted that many similar crimes had occurred recently in
Tangerang.

But he refused to comment on why the police had yet to catch
the thieves.--JP