Two Minors Involved In Cable Theft And AC Pipes In Empty Houses In The Kebon Jeruk Area

Two perpetrators of theft of cables and ac pipes in Kebon Jeruk Jjambar/ Photo: IST

JAKARTA Two minors and one adult committed theft in an empty house, on Jalan Kalimantan Blok C, RT 12/04, Kebon Jeruk, West Jakarta. Fortunately, the action was thwarted by members of the RW police. The perpetrator was finally arrested by officers.

Kebon Jeruk Police Chief Kompol Fatimah said the theft perpetrators were 3 people. The arrests were successfully made on public reports to the RW police and then forwarded to the Polsek level.

"We have secured 3 perpetrators, 2 of whom are minors with the initials PI and FN. Meanwhile, the adult perpetrators with the initials AY (19). They were arrested when they were caught taking cables and ac pipes," said Kompol Fatimah when confirmed, Thursday, March 30.

Kompol Fatimah explained that the incident began when the RW 09 Police Brigadier Duga Samosir was patrolling the RW 09 area of Kebon Jeruk Village. The RW police officer saw residents in front of the house screaming for help.

After being approached, the person said that he was a property agent who would check his client's house to be sold.

"The house is already not occupied, but when the property agent will enter the house, he sees someone else in the house," he said.

Subsequently, the incident was reported to the RW police who passed by the location. And the perpetrator was successfully secured along with a number of evidence.

"The perpetrator admitted that he and 2 of his friends entered the house without permission and intended to take the AC cable and pipe from inside the house," he said.

Meanwhile, two other people were arrested while hiding in the house.

"It was found that a number of AC cables and pipes were taken by the three perpetrators," he said.

Then the three perpetrators together with the evidence were brought to the Kebon Jeruk Police for further investigation.

As a result of their actions, the three perpetrators were charged with Article 363 of the Criminal Code with a maximum penalty of 7 years in prison.