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Task force formed to dismantle criminal syndicate in North Jakarta
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Police show confiscated weapons used by alleged robbers and murderers in the Pulo Mas robbery case in East Jakarta on Dec. 27, 2016. (JP/Seto Wardhana.)
North Jakarta Police have intensified their investigation of a recent string of armed motorcycle robberies in the Koja subdistrict.
“We have formed a special task force to chase the remaining suspects in the case. The suspect we shot dead recently was a member of a criminal syndicate from Lampung,” North Jakarta Police chief Sr. Comr. Dwiyono said on Monday.
Last Wednesday, officers from the precinct exchanged fire with the suspect, who was an ex-convict and allegedly used the same modus operandi as criminals in the Sumatran province of Lampung. The firefight ended when the officers shot the suspect dead.
The police shot the suspect, because he had “hurt a civilian and a public order officer with his criminal action,” Dwiyono said, as quoted by wartakota.tribunnews.com.
Police are also conducting an investigation into the identity of the suspect, as he was found to be in possession of a fake ID card. (kuk)
