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Police arrest five over string of minimarket robberies
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CCTV footage taken at a minimarket in Bekasi, West Java, shows a robber in action in June 2015. (kompas.com/ Jessi Carina )
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olice have arrested five people suspected of involvement in a string of robberies in Bekasi, West Java, and are chasing two more suspects.
“The group was involved in four robberies,” Bekasi Police chief Sr. Comr. Awal Chairudin said in Bekasi on Saturday, as reported by tempo.com. He added that the group’s two latest robberies had occurred in September in the district of Cikarang Utara.
Awal said the robbers were known for their brutality and did not hesitate to use violence against their victims.
Police said they had arrested the suspects after studying CCTV footage from several minimarkets held up by the group, adding that one suspect, identified only as IF, was a convicted criminal only recently released from prison.
Bakasi Police spokesman Adj. Comr. Endang Lolngla said IF was the first to be arrested over the string of robberies, before the four others. All five are reportedly detained at the Bekasi Police office and stand accused of violating Article 365 of the Criminal Code, which carries a maximal sentence of 20 years in prison. (bbn)
