Luxury House Specialist Thief Gang In South Jakarta Arrested, The Mode Is PLN Officer

JAKARTA - The South Jakarta Police arrested 5 thieves by pretending to be officers of the State Electricity Company (PLN). The five perpetrators, WN, HS, BG, AR, and AA, were arrested after the police received various reports from the victims.

Officers said the five perpetrators managed to steal money and diamonds worth Rp. 1 billion from a number of houses in Gandaria, Pancoran and others since September. This gang was led by a recidivist, WN.

South Jakarta Metro Police Chief Kombes Pol Azis Andriansyah explained that their action began in the South Gandaria area on September 29 last. The victim suffered a loss of up to Rp. 300 million. Then, continued Azis, in October there was a theft in the Civil Code area with a loss of Rp. 35 million.

"On October 16, the suspect stole a safe of jewelry and diamonds. The provisional calculation is more than Rp. 1 billion," explained Azis, Friday, December 10.

From the suspect's confession, he continued, the stolen jewelery and diamonds had been sold to other people. Currently, investigators are still hunting for buyers of diamonds and jewelery stolen by the suspects.

"We have to find the item. If it's still there, we'll secure it because it's not cash but jewelry," he said.

The suspects used the PLN employee mode to freely enter the house before carrying out the theft.

"They claim to be employees of PLN to their potential victims. To the victims, they admit that there are things that need to be addressed in the electricity sector so that homeowners must work together to get out of the house," he said.

After the owner of the house and other occupants left, the perpetrators began to launch their actions.

"There, the gang went into action looking for properties such as clocks, jewellery, money and safes," he said.

From the suspect's hands, confiscated evidence in the form of three motorbikes, three cellphones, and a receipt for the purchase of jewelry worth Rp. 300 million.

The suspects were charged with Article 363 of the Criminal Code regarding theft with a maximum penalty of 7 years in prison.