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This report looks at three attacks against police facilities and personnel in 2010 and 2011 in Indonesia, all rooted in community grievances. In Central Sulawesi, the death of a motorcyclist in police custody in August 2010 led to clashes while in Riau the arrest of an innocent man in February 2011 led to a six-hour siege and attack on a police precinct. In South Sulawesi a police raid on a wedding party in June 2011 killed a community leader and prompted arson attacks on a police station in the neighboring district of Bantaeng. Police need to study these cases seriously, understand what went wrong and analyze how similar violence can be prevented.