Taxi driver robbed

Taxi driver robbed

JAKARTA (JP): Police arrested Thursday a man for trying to rob
a taxi driver on Jl. Matraman, East Jakarta. It was the first
attempted robbery of a taxi driver this year.

East Jakarta Police Chief Lt. Col. Nanan Sukarna said the
suspect, Johny, stopped the Maya Kencana taxi on Jl. Cempaka
Putih, Central Jakarta and asked the driver, Wawang, to go to the
Kampung Rambutan area.

"Johny asked the driver to drive along Jl. Salemba, but the
driver refused because it was too far from Kampung Rambutan,"
Nanan said.

He said the driver asked the suspect to get out of the taxi.
"You'd better find another taxi," Nanan quoted Wawang as saying.

The suspect then tried to stab Wawang in the neck demanding
his wallet. But the driver blocked the thrust and shouted for
help, he said.

Several ojek (motorcycle taxi) drivers surrounded the taxi and
beat Johny, he said.

He said Johny who lived in West Jakarta, was being treated at
Kramatjati Police Hospital, East Jakarta. (jun)