JAKARTA - The perpetrator of an online taxi robbery with the initials AP was finally arrested by the Resmob team of the South Sulawesi Police after being on the run for three months after assaulting and stealing his victim's valuables on Jalan Baji Ateka, Mamajang District, Makassar, South Sulawesi.
"We caught the perpetrator on Jalan Once Daeng Oyo, Panakukang District," said Panit I Resmob Polda Sulsel Iptu Dendi Eriyan, ANTARA, Sunday, January 4, 2026.
The perpetrator was identified after the CCTV footage obtained was molesting the victim, which was carried out by two people. The victim was beaten and his valuables were seized by the perpetrators in October 2024.
"So, there are two perpetrators, one of which is the initials AP, we have secured, and one of the other is still in the process of being pursued," he said again.
The modus operandi carried out by the perpetrator by ordering an online taxi through a social media application. The initial goal was to be taken to Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport in Makassar in Maros Regency.
However, on the way to the airport, the perpetrator asked the victim to stop for a moment on Jalan Baji Ateka, Mamajang District, then the victim pulled his vehicle aside.
Naas, the victim's valuables such as his cell phone and small bag will be confiscated by the perpetrator. Spontaneously the victim then left his car running out, but was chased by two perpetrators.
It can be seen in the CCTV video footage, the victim had entered one of the shops to save himself, but the victim found him being beaten many times, his cellphone and bag were finally successfully taken away by the perpetrator.
"The victim suffered bruises on the head and bruises on the right and left cheeks. After that, the perpetrator took the victim's HP (mobile phone) and ran away immediately," he said.
From the perpetrator's confession after being interrogated, the proceeds from the sale of the mobile phone were used to party to alcohol and narcotics. Meanwhile, the evidence, namely the mobile phone from the search results of the application, has been sent and is now in Papua.
"The evidence of the HP has been sold, where this HP is already in Timika (Papua) and the proceeds from the sale are used for liquor parties and buying drugs," said Dendi.
To account for his actions, the perpetrator has been handed over to the Mamajang Police who are the legal jurisdiction when the incident took place for further processing.
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