Polda Metro 'Seress' 17 Street Crime Cases, One Of Them Snatched TNI's Wife

The Directorate of General Criminal Investigation of the Metro Jaya Police revealed 17 street crime cases by naming 37 suspects. Of the dozens of cases, one of them made the wife of a member of the TNI a victim.

"During January, the Opsnal team rather than the Directorate of General Criminal Investigation of the Metro Jaya Police managed to uncover approximately 17 cases that occurred in the ranks of the Polda Metro Jaya," said Director of General Criminal Investigation of the Polda Metro Jaya Kombes Wira Satya Triputra to reporters, Wednesday, January 31.

The dozens of cases revealed were divided into three categories, namely, criminal acts of theft with violence or theft, theft with weight or stealing, and theft of motorized vehicles or theft.

For the case of curas, said Wira, four cases have been revealed. One of them is the theft of a cellphone belonging to the wife of a TNI member that occurred on Latuharhari Street, Menteng, Central Jakarta.

"This victim is the wife of a member of the TNI who at that time was cycling, then his cellphone was taken from behind," he said.

In the case, three people have been named as suspects. They have the initials BG, AW, and GY.

Based on the results of the examination, the three suspects were recidivist in a similar case.

"Of the 3 people we have arrested, this is a recidivist. Both of these BG and AW suspects have been sentenced twice. With similar cases," he said.

For other curas cases, his party also confiscated a number of evidences, such as 4 cellphones, 1 homemade firearm along with 3 38 caliber bullets, and 1 motorcycle.

Then, there were also 8 disclosures of criminal acts. Of that case, 19 people were named as suspects.

"Regarding the theft case, 5 cases were successfully uncovered with 13 suspects," said Wira.