6 Laptop And Cellphone Specialist Thieves Arrested In Tangerang

"We, from unit 4 of the PMJ Resmob, managed to secure 6 specialists in cross-provincial electronic theft in the East Java region," said Unit 4 of the Subit Resmob Polda Metro Jaya, Iptu Muhammad Rizky Novrianto, Sunday, February 16.

Rizky explained that the initial disclosure began with an electronic store that was burglarized by the group of perpetrators in the Pondok Pucung area, Karang Tengah, Tangerang City, December 20, 2024, then.

As a result, 120 units of laptops were successfully taken away which resulted in the shop experiencing losses of up to Rp 500 million rupiah.

After the incident, his party conducted an investigation until they finally arrested two collectors.

“Kami melakukan penangkapan terhadap dua orang penadah. Pertama, kami melakukan penangkapan terhadap korban berinisial I di daerah Tambun. Kemudian kami melakukan pengembangan penangkapan tersebut ke saudara F,” ucapnya.

"The team gave chase to the Gresik area. Apparently, the perpetrators moved again to the Blitar area, so we gave chase back to the Blitar area, precisely at dawn at 3 o'clock, we managed to secure the 4 perpetrators," he said.

Currently, the 6 perpetrators have been taken to Polda Metro Jaya, for further investigation.