Thirty armed men rob shoe factory

Thirty armed men rob shoe factory

JAKARTA (JP): Tangerang Police are in the dark about a group
of 30 people, armed with firearms and sharp weapons, who
allegedly robbed a shoe factory of its entire manufacturing
equipment at the factory's plant on Jl. Shang Yang in Jatiuwung,
Tangerang, early on Thursday morning.

Tangerang Police deputy chief Comr. Ricky Wakanno confirmed
the robbery, stating that according to testimonies of witnesses,
the thieves arrived at the Dismakmur Santosa shoe factory in an
unmarked truck, tied up and gagged the factory's security guard,
Gunawan, 30, before proceeding with the robbery.

"They held Gunawan at gun-point, and then tied him up and
gagged him. They then started to steal many things from inside
the factory, including the manufacturing equipment, weaving
equipment, and other items," Ricky told reporters, adding that
the robbery occurred at 2 a.m. on Thursday.

"I have ordered my personnel to release the sniffers (dogs),
to see what evidence they come up with. We are still questioning
the eyewitnesses and owner of the factory," Ricky said.

"We have no idea what the material losses are to date." (ylt)