When Pickpockets Ask For Help Because They Are Arrested, Their Friends Leave The Pulogadung Terminal, Pickpockets Are Released Again

JAKARTA – The pickpocketing activity in the Pulogadung Terminal area, East Jakarta was successfully thwarted by Ade Saputra, one of the officers of the Community Communication System (Siskommas) in the area.

Ade said that when he crossed the scene, he tried to catch a pickpocket in the Pulo Gadung Terminal area. At that time, Ade and his wife were passing through the Pulogadung Terminal and the roads were congested.

"Not long after, my wife saw a motorbike from the terminal, a girl and a boy riding together. My wife saw that this girl's bag had been grabbed by a pickpocket," he said when contacted by VOI, Tuesday, January 4.

Ade's wife then shouted. Ade then got out of his car. He grabbed the pickpocket's neck.

"I dropped it, after that I shouted for help from the same people who were there with the intention of 'please hold the perpetrator'," said Ade.

However, when Ade was about to take the handcuffs out of his bag, there was no one around the location to help him.

"Well, I want to take the handcuffs out of my bag. I want to handcuff her hands, no one can help," said Ade.

After that, the pickpocket shouted for help and called his friends.

"Everyone got out of the terminal. One person wanted to hit me, I avoided it. I was forced to let go, it was a pickpocket for my safety," he said.

According to Ade, there are four gangs of pickpockets at the Pulogadung Terminal. His party has also provided information to the ranks of the Pulogadung Police regarding the attempted pickpocket mode theft which was thwarted by Ade.

"Already knew (Pulogadung Police) about the incident, but because I am not a victim, I did not make a report. I only helped because I was caught in an attempted theft.

The hope is that after being uploaded to an Instagram account, the police can pay attention because there have been so many (pickpocketing incidents)," he said.