Thieves net big haul in Sanur

Thieves net big haul in Sanur

DENPASAR, Bali (JP): Burglars broke into an antique shop here
on Sunday and stole money and jewelry worth at least US$12,700
(Rp 101.6 million).

The EMI antique shop in Suwung, near the popular Sanur tourist
area, was closed at the time of the burglary as shop owner Wayan
Diasta and his family had left at about noon.

They returned three hours later to discover thieves had
burglarized the two-story shop.

The burglars nabbed about $6,000 in cash, three diamonds said
to be worth about $5,600 and two imported watches worth
approximately $500. All the items were kept in a room on the
second floor.

Local police believe the burglary involved insiders.

"The thieves went directly to the room where the valuables
were kept and left the other rooms untouched. They also knew that
the shop was empty at that time," said Sanur Police chief of
detectives Second Insp. Wiwin Sirta.(zen/09)