Viral Police For Helping Merchants Sell Newspapers And Tissues Rewarded

SOLO - Members of the police from the Traffic Unit of the Surakarta City Police who helped sell newspapers and tissues belonging to traders in the Gumblegan area, Serengan, Solo, Central Java, received an award.

Police members from the Regulatory, Guarding, Escorting, and Patrol Unit (Turjawali) of the Boyolali Police Traffic Unit, Bripka Arif Setiyawan, received an award which was handed over directly by the Surakarta Police Chief, Kombes Ade Safri Simanjuntak.

According to Bripka Arif Setiyawan, he did not expect his caring action to help newspaper traders, named Agus, who was already old and received appreciation from the Surakarta Police Chief, Kombes Ade Safri Simanjuntak.

Arif said that the action to help traders was carried out spontaneously after completing the Merdeka Candi vaccination activity at the Graha Saba Sumber Building, Solo, on Thursday, August 5, at 14.15 WIB.

"We then carried out patrols with two-wheeled vehicles in the Gemblegan Serengan area, Solo. We accidentally saw a newspaper vendor, Mr. Agus Warga Laweyan. We then stopped the vehicle to help the sick resident, by selling newspapers and merchandise", said Arif after receiving the award from the Police

Arif then helped sell it to people who passed by the road and in about 15 minutes the newspapers and tissues were sold out.

"I didn't expect that the activity of helping an old newspaper trader during this pandemic would go viral on social media", he said.

When he helped sell newspapers and merchandise belonging to a resident, it turned out that there were women who bought the victim with IDR 100,000 and did not ask for the change to be given directly to the merchant.

"I helped these residents spontaneously and was afraid when I was contacted by the commander. This turned out to be viral on social media. Besides serving as a police officer, I will also continue to serve if there are residents who need help", said Arif.

Surakarta Police Chief, Kombes Ade Safri Simanjuntak, said his party gave awards to three Satlantas members who had gone viral on social media for their spontaneous response to residents who needed help and assistance in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The three members of the police force, namely Danit Turjawali Bripka Arif Setiyawan, members of the Wan Police Iptu Uki Ambariana Aji, and Ipda Festi were all from the Boyolali Police Traffic Unit.

The two policewomen responded to information on social media that a father wanted to exchange his shoes for milk for his son's needs because of the COVID-19 pandemic, he did not have money.

The two policewomen took the initiative to buy the milk that the residents needed and delivered it to their homes to help people who were in need during the current COVID-19 pandemic.

In addition, members of the Turjawali Police Traffic Unit while carrying out patrol duties in the Gemblekan Serengan intersection area, Solo, saw an elderly resident who was sick selling newspapers. This officer, when passing by, had a concern to help sell the victim and his tissue merchandise.

"Social concern like this is shown by the three members. We continue to encourage members of the Surakarta Police in addition to carrying out their main duties as members of the National Police to continue to care, empathize with others", said the Chief of Police.

According to the Head of Police, this continues to be inflamed as a philosophy of work and life, where the Surakarta Police Station, if it is intended to be worship, chooses the police as a profession, is the way to heaven.

"Perform the main tasks of the function by their respective functions and in which the conditions for going to heaven are continuously inflamed for personnel to be able to provide benefits to the people around them. As members of the National Police, make a humanist figure as a servant, protector, protector and helper for others", said the Chief of Police.