JAKARTA - A thief in the sliding mode of bags was judged by a number of people when his actions were discovered by the victim and visitors to Ampera Restaurant, Menteng District, Central Jakarta. When arrested, the perpetrator could not dodge. Until finally the residents vented their frustration and beat the perpetrators.
The Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of the Menteng Metro Police, AKP Khusni Munandar, said the perpetrator with the initials AI (40) acted with his colleague who managed to escape.
"One was caught with the initials AI and the other perpetrator with the initials B managed to escape," said AKP Khusni when confirmed, Wednesday, August 20, 2025.
Kanit explained that the perpetrator with the initials AI was caught after AZ, who was the victim, heard the sound of his bag key hanger. AZ immediately turned to see the whereabouts of the bag that was placed beside him.
"The victim realized that his bag had been brought by the perpetrator when he heard the sound of a key hanger. When he saw that the bag had been brought by the perpetrator. The victim's bag was brought by a colleague of the perpetrator with the initials B using a motorbike," he said.
AI's escape failed after AZ managed to arrest him. Visitors and residents who saw the incident ganged up on the perpetrators until they were battered.
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"We have secured the perpetrator at the police station after previously being attacked by a mob. Officers who saw a commotion immediately went to the location and took the perpetrator to the police station," he said.
Kanit said the victim's bag containing laptops and other work equipment was brought by the other perpetrators. As a result of this incident, the victim suffered a loss of Rp. 20 million.
"Members are pursuing perpetrator B who managed to escape when he was about to be arrested by residents and victims," he said.
The AI actor is known to be a former recidivist with the same case. AI was arrested in East Jakarta.
This group of bag sliding theft specialists targeted several restaurants at random or crowd centers.
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