Sumatra Robbers Steal Rp 400m From Bank in Broad Daylight
Jakarta Globe | August 20, 2010
The North Sumatra Police are examining photos of the bank robbery at a CIMB Niaga branch in Medan on Wednesday. (Photo Courtesy Tribunnews.com) Related articles
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391927What a lot of trouble for such a small amount of money, and they will end up with life behind bars when caught.
Now if you really want to know how to steal some serious money and get away with it, reputation intact, check out the Presidents family; the rest of the controlling elite; the government; the police; judiciary; prosecutors office; AGO; immigration; army, every other single government department, government run business, and government institution that comes within sniffing distance of that pot of gold known loosely as the peoples money.
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Medan. They were goons with guns out for gold at a CIMB Niaga bank in Medan, North Sumatra. Now the police are after them, examining several photos taken by witnesses who were across the street from the incident, as well as the bank's CCTV footage for clues.
“We are taking a close look at the pictures,” North Sumatra Police spokesman Sr. Comr. Baharudin Djafar told news portal Detik.com on Friday, adding that the police were also studying the bank's CCTV footage.
The daring heist took place at noon. North Sumatra Police Chief Insp. Gen. Oegroseno said the robbers got away with Rp 400 million ($ 44,612) in cash.
According to the police, at least 12 men arrived in motorbikes and shot dead First Brig. Emannuel Simajuntak, 28, a police officer from the North Sumatra Mobile Brigade (Brimob). The men stole Simanjuntak's M16 rifle.
The photos showed the robbers carrying at least one AK-47 automatic rifle and a handgun. Their faces were hidden behind motorcycle helmets and masks.
“We hope that the public can help identify the perpetrators even though they wore helmets and masks,” Baharuddin said.
The robbers also shot two security officers who are currently in hospital.
The National Police are now investigating whether the heist is linked to terrorism.
“Nothing is confirmed yet, but we’re studying every possibility,” National Police chief of detectives Comr. Gen. Ito Sumardi told the Jakarta Globe on Thursday.
“The perpetrators used a long gun and a handgun,” Ito said. “We have full faith in the North Sumatra Police’s probe.”
Ito said that he had ordered provincial police stations nationwide to coordinate security measures with banks, including deploying more guards and installing extra CCTV cameras.
He said the robbers were clearly professionals who had thoroughly studied the weaknesses of the bank’s security system.
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