Two alleged armed robbers shot dead

Two alleged armed robbers shot dead

JAKARTA (JP): Police shot dead two out of five alleged robbers
armed with offensive weapons who attacked police officers after
they were caught red-handed attempting to rob a motorcyclist on
Jl. Lodan Raya late on Friday.

Pademangan Police chief Adj. Comr. Hendro Pandowo told
journalists that he and several detectives were patrolling Jl.
Lodan Raya, Pademangan subdistrict, North Jakarta, following a
series of robberies involving motorcyclists on Jl. Lodan Raya and
Jl. RE Martadinata over the past two weeks.

They saw the five robbers, who were riding motorcycles,
stopping Indra, 28, a resident of Grogol, West Jakarta, who was
also riding a motorcycle with his girlfriend as a pillion
passenger.

"The armed assailants threatened to rape the victim's
girlfriend if he tried to raise the alarm or resist," Hendro
said.

Becoming aware of the police presence, he said, the robbers
tried to flee while the detectives gave chase. Three of the
robbers managed to escape arrest while the other two were both
shot in the chest for attacking the police officers with knifes.

"We have been looking for quite a while now for these five
hoodlums in connection with a series of crimes in the area,
including acts of robbery, extortion, and theft," he said,
adding that the police had also identified the other three
suspects who had made good their escape.

Before sending the bodies of the dead men to the Cipto
Mangunkusumo General Hospital morgue, police recovered a knife, a
cellular phone, a bank savings book and cash of Rp 700,000 from
them.

The two dead were identified as Andi Setiawan, 30, a resident
of Pedongkelan, Pulogadung district, East Jakarta, and Oding, a
resident of Kwitang, Senen, Central Jakarta.(01)