The Stolen Motorcycle Warehouse In Matraman Was Dismantled, The Dealer Is Still Being Chased By The Police

The arrest of one of the perpetrators of motorcycle theft in Asem Gede, Matraman, East Jakarta/ Photo: ISt

JAKARTA - The arrest of a syndicate of motorcycle thieves (curanmor) in Matraman is not over yet. The East Jakarta Metro Police are still hunting for other perpetrators involved in this crime.

East Jakarta Metro Police Criminal Investigation Unit Head AKBP Dicky Fertoffan explained that a man with the initials Y is still being chased by his party. Y is the collector of 30 motorbikes resulting from this gang crime.

"We are still looking for the presence of a collector from a motorcycle theft group, namely the initials Y. Penadah Y has already accommodated approximately 30 motorbikes," said East Jakarta Metro Police Criminal Investigation Unit Head AKBP Dicky Fertoffan in Jakarta, Wednesday.

According to him, Y was a gang of motorcycle thieves who were raided by the police at a rented house on Jalan Asem Gede, Utan Kayu Selatan Village, Matraman, East Jakarta, Friday, September 12, afternoon.

Five people were arrested, four were named suspects and one was a child in conflict with the law (ABH).

Regarding the mode of selling stolen motorbikes, the police suspect that most of the vehicles are channeled through Y. However, investigators from the East Jakarta Metro Police are still investigating the distribution network of the stolen motorbike.

"For more details, investigators are still investigating the statements of the perpetrators, whether these motorbikes are sold outside the area or only in Jakarta," said Dicky.

The five perpetrators, four people act as executors or jockeys for motorcycle theft. They are MG (ABH), EW, SR, and MR.

Meanwhile, another suspect, with the initials T, was tasked with changing the appearance of the stolen motorbike before being resold.

The suspects were charged with two alternative articles, namely Article 363 of the Criminal Code concerning theft by weight, the threat of a sentence of up to seven years in prison.

Then the Emergency Law related to gun ownership carries a penalty of more than 10 years.

It is known that the disclosure of cases of motor vehicle theft (curanmor) with weighting that occurred in the Matraman area began with three police reports that entered from the end of August to mid-September 2025.

The first report was recorded on September 12, 2025, with the reporter NA. Then the second report was on the same date on behalf of the reporter IA, while the third report was on August 29, 2025 with the reporter ME.

The series of incidents occurred in three different locations. The first was at the Nurul Hikmah Foundation, Matraman on Friday, September 12, at around 12.30 WIB.

The raid occurred on information about the theft of a silver Honda Beat motorcycle in 2023 with police number B 5960 TOT. The motorbike is known to be equipped with active GPS which then becomes a clue for the team to carry out further investigations.

The contract was made as if the workshop by the five perpetrators were at the crime scene (TKP).

Five perpetrators along with evidence, including 12 stolen motorbikes, two BPKB and STNK, one flash drive containing surveillance camera footage (CCTV), two T-locked handles with four T-key eyes, one key opener magnet, one homemade firearm along with three bullets, two toy guns, and three sharp weapons in the form of machetes and knives.