Taking Advantage Of The Pandemic Situation, A Man From Depok Becomes A Fake Cop To Buy Children's Milk

JAKARTA - The Mampang Prapatan Police, South Jakarta arrested a fake police with the initials S alias Ambon who carried out extortion accompanied by threats to the victims by taking advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic situation.

"The perpetrator is pretending or disguising himself as a member of the police drug investigation," said Mampang Prapatan Police Chief, Police Commissioner Hari Agung Julianto, in Jakarta, as reported by Antara, Wednesday, March 24.

In carrying out the action, the perpetrators approached the crowd, targeting the teenagers.

The perpetrator, who came from Bakti Jaya Village, Sukmajaya District, Depok City, later admitted to being a member of the Police while showing his cell phone with a picture of the detective corps.

Agung explained that the perpetrator did not wear a typical police uniform but was wearing casual clothes.

When he got the target, the perpetrator then led the victim and put pressure on him by showing a lighter in the form of a weapon and seizing the victim's cell phone.

"Our team revealed that from the investigation and CCTV evidence, with the same posture, the same vehicle, so it was quickly mapped and the perpetrators were quickly arrested," he said.

The perpetrator was secured at his house in Bakti Jaya Village, Depok City on March 24, 2021 at around 04.00 WIB.

The police revealed that the perpetrators had carried out similar actions in a number of locations, including three locations in the Mampang Prapatan jurisdiction and eight locations in the South Jakarta jurisdiction.

The police believe that similar crimes were committed in a number of places outside the South Jakarta area, including West Jakarta.

"Meanwhile the perpetrators admitted to selling (booty) 'on the spot' but we will investigate who knows there are collectors," he said.

Meanwhile, the perpetrator S, who works as a cell phone repairman, admitted to having committed a crime under the guise of a police because he took advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic situation, which is not allowed to crowd around.

a also admitted that he committed the confiscation due to economic reasons, including buying milk for his child.

Apart from arresting the perpetrators, the police also confiscated a number of evidence, including matches in the form of firearms, cell phones and CCTV footage.

The police also secured the motorbike used in carrying out the action with the vehicle number B-4744-BBY and the allegedly fake plate number B-3423-PAX.

The perpetrator was charged under Article 368 of the Criminal Code related to theft and carries a sentence of nine years in prison.