Two thieves face citizen's arrest

Two thieves face citizen's arrest

JAKARTA (JP): A resident of Jl. Kebon Kacang, Central Jakarta
apprehended two men after they robbed a woman of her handbag
containing Rp 7 million on Thursday morning.

The two were identified as Jumaher, 20 and Selaman, 21, Lubis
said.

City police spokesman Lt. Col. Zainuri Lubis said that the
incident took place at 1 a.m., as Tetty Arli, a resident of Tanah
Abang, returned home from her office at Hotel Wisata by becak
(pedicab).

Two men riding on an RX-King motorcycle approached the pedicab
and snatched Tetty's handbag from her lap.

The victim's screams alerted pedicab drivers and other people
in the vicinity.

"So many people were chasing the thieves as they left on their
motorcycle, that they panicked and hit a car parked nearby,"
Lubis said.

The resident made the citizen's arrest and the police arrived
shortly afterward.

He said that the two sustained a beating before being handed
over to police. No serious injuries were reported.

Lubis said that police confiscated the handbag belonging to
the victim as evidence.

"The bag contained Rp 7 million," he said.

The two suspects were detained at Central Jakarta police
station for questioning. (emf)