JAKARTA - A young man with the initials R (25) was caught stealing a package of 'Kapal Api' ground coffee from a minimarket on Jalan Teratai Putih 3, Malaka Sari, Duren Sawit, East Jakarta.
The perpetrator was caught in the act by a minimarket employee. According to R, the perpetrator sold the stolen coffee to a traveling coffee vendor, known as Starling.
The Pulogebang resident stole the packaged coffee by tucking it under his shirt.
However, this time, the minimarket guard caught him. The perpetrator was unable to resist and finally surrendered to arrest.
Budi, a minimarket employee, said that after the perpetrator entered the store where he worked, he became suspicious of his actions.
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"It was suspicious earlier. "We coordinated with nearby stores and found there was a shortage (of goods). Then we chased (the perpetrator who fled) and caught him here (in front of the minimarket)," he told reporters on Wednesday, August 27, 2025.
The minimarket then handed the perpetrator over to the Duren Sawit Police, East Jakarta, for further legal processing.
"There was a crowd of people there earlier, but because I was afraid of being beaten, I just took him to the police station," he said.
Budi further explained that the perpetrator had stolen several times.
"He wasn't caught the first time, but now he's back here again. There's only one perpetrator," he said.
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