Women robbed in Kemang area

Women robbed in Kemang area

JAKARTA: A gang of handbag snatchers may be operating in
Kemang, an area famous as a cafe paradise for expatriates.

Two men riding a black Yamaha RX King motorcycle snatched a
handbag from Atin, 26, an employee of a private company in
Palmerah area, Central Jakarta, as she rode inside a bajaj
(three-wheel pedicab) on Jl. Kemang on Friday evening.

Atin struggled to hold on to her bag but when the rear
passenger of the motorcycle, bearing the police number B 2171 xx,
looked back she was afraid he might harm her and let go.

Atin quickly reported the incident to the nearest police
station only to find out that she was not the pair's first victim
that day.

Atin lost her purse containing ID cards, ATM cards, Rp 50,000
and an Ericsson cell phone. -- JP