Motorcycle Begal In Bangkalan COD Mode Shot By Police
BANGKALAN - The Bangkalan Police Team, East Java shot a man with the initials RD (33) as a motorcycle robber. This robber mode pretends to buy goods with a cash on delivery (COD) system.
"The suspect RD is a group of motorbike robbers who changed their crime by buying goods using the COD system because students are now being transferred online," said AKP Sigit Nursiyo Dwiyogo, quoted from a statement released by the Public Relations Division of the Police, Thursday, June 3.
RD was shot for trying to fight the police when he was about to be taken to the Bangkalan Police Headquarters.
“When he was about to be arrested, the suspect carried a sharp weapon and tried to fight the officers. We did not finally take direct and measurable action to paralyze RD," said AKP Sigit.
The victim of the COD mode motorcycle robbery with the initials SP (48) is a resident of Sidomulyo Village. This begal took action during COD in Sanggra Agung Village, Socah District.
"There are two perpetrators, one person, namely MJB, is still being chased by the authorities," said AKP Sigit.
The criminal action began when the victim received an order to install a water heater from the suspect to be sent to the Sanggra Agung Village area, Bangkalan with the COD system.
The suspect then shared his location via WhatsApp. While at the scene, the two perpetrators approached the victim on a motorbike.
Suspect MJB (DPO) ordered the victim to hand over the water heater to suspect RD with the excuse that it was brought by RD. Meanwhile, the suspect MJB asked for the victim's motorbike on the grounds that he wanted to ride the victim and take him to the house of his friend who ordered the water heater.
When the motorbike was lent, the robbers ran away. The perpetrator was arrested on Monday, May 31.
In this case, the police secured evidence including proof of purchase. The suspect was charged with Article 378 of the Criminal Code and Emergency Law Number 12 of 1951 for carrying a knife against the police.