DI (33) a man from Bireuen Regency, Aceh, deliberately stole 2 packs of coffee in an Alfamart outlet located on Jalan Tongkol, Tanjung Priok Village, Tanjung Priok District, North Jakarta.
For the perpetrator's actions, he was mobbed by the crowd until he suffered a bruised face.
Fortunately, the perpetrator was rescued after the Tanjung Priok Police Criminal Investigation Unit arrived at the scene.
"The person concerned had taken 2 packs of coffee at the Alfamart outlet. He was caught by an Alfamart employee from CCTV and was secured along with the community," said Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of Tanjung Priok Police, AKP Handam Samudro when confirmed, Monday, March 16, 2026.
For further processing, the perpetrator was then secured to the Tanjung Priok Police. Based on the perpetrator's statement, he was determined to steal because he did not have money to drink coffee.
"The alleged perpetrator has no family in Jakarta and has no place to live. He sleeps on the move, sometimes in mosques or mushola," he said.
Currently, the perpetrator is still undergoing intensive treatment.
"We just took it because it was being attacked by residents," he said.
This perpetrator, said AKP Handam, was caught by a minimarket employee while committing theft. In fact, the perpetrator also wanted to resist using a machete.
"The homeless perpetrator, he admitted that the machete was taken from the terminal," he said.
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