Situbondo Secretary Departs Hajj, His House Is Burglarized, Rp100 Million Lost

JAKARTA - The Situbondo Resort Police, East Java, conducted an investigation into the theft of around Rp. 100 million in cash at the official residence of the Regional Secretary Situbondo Wawan Setiawan.

"We have conducted an investigation by visiting and processing the crime scene (TKP) and asking for information from the official house guard," said Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of the Situbondo Police, AKP Agung Hartawan, as reported by ANTARA, Monday, June 2.

The house of the Regional Secretary of Situbondo Regency, Wawan Setiawan, was burglarized on Saturday (31/5) night when the echelon one official was leaving for the pilgrimage.

One of the Situbondo Regency Government Satpol PP officers Agus said the official residence of Regional Secretary Wawan was thought to have been burglarized after the victim had left for the Holy Land of Makkah.

"Incidentally, today I got to guard the official residence of the Regional Secretary after this house was burglarized a few days ago," he said.

Agus said that on Saturday (31/5) at around 20:00 WIB together with other Satpol PP officers carried out patrols and saw the glass of the house of the Regional Secretary Wawan who was currently performing the pilgrimage and they immediately reported it to the Head of the Satubondo Regency Police, Sopan Efendi.

"That night I was with my patrol friends to the Regional Secretary's official residence, and the eastern glass of the house was broken. I reported it to Kasatpol PP, it turns out that he already knew about the incident," said Agus.

According to information obtained by ANTARA, the cash in the room of the Regional Secretary Wawan Setiawan's house was taken away by the perpetrators of Rp. 100 million.

The money was the result of selling cows, before the Regional Secretary and his wife left for the pilgrimage, Regional Secretary Wawan Setiawan and his wife this year performed the pilgrimage.

After being burglarized, currently the house of the Regional Secretary has been installed with protective iron and is closely guarded by two officers from the Situbondo Regency Government Satpol PP alternately for 24 hours.