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Jakarta Police to clamp down on illegal firearm amid spike of armed robberies
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Relatives and residents come to mourn at the residence of Italia Chandra Kirana Putri, a victim in a brutal robbery at Bugel Indah housing complex in, Karawaci, Tangerang, on Tuesday, June 16, 2017. (Kompas.com/Andri Donnal Putera)
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he Jakarta Police have vowed to hunt down the distributors of illegal firearms following two cases of armed robbery that have killed two people in Greater Jakarta in the past three days.
"We will look after it [...] We won’t ignore this," Jakarta police spokesman Sr. Comr. Argo Yuwono said on Tuesday.
On Monday afternoon, Italia Chandra Kirana Putri, 22, was fatally shot in the chest after attacking two men with a broomstick when she caught them attempting to steal her motorcycle in Tangerang, Banten.
Three days prior, Davidson Tantono, 30, was shot in the head and died instantly in Daan Mogot, West Jakarta, while preventing two men from robbing his bag containing Rp 350 million ($26,327) in cash.
Separately, deputy Jakarta Police chief Brig. Gen. Suntana said the department was carrying out "Sendak Operation" (raid of firearm and explosive materials) in a bid to track down illegal firearms and update its record of authorized firearm holders.
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Police are also monitoring some distributors of homemade guns, such as those in Cipacing, Sumedang, in West Java, and in Lampung.
Suntana urged residents to report armed robbers to the police instead of confronting them.
The police, with their "panic button," would handle the situation as soon as possible, he said. (dmr)
