Laundry Owner In Cakung Annoyed That Money And Cellphones Stolen By Customer, Photos Of Perpetrators On Display At Store Entrance

Leaflet posted by the laundry owner in Cakung/Photo: IST

JAKARTA - The burglary of cash and cellphones occurred at a laundry or laundry outlet on Pulogebang Street, Cakung, East Jakarta. The perpetrators took advantage of the quiet situation to steal a number of valuables. It turned out that after it was known, the perpetrator was a customer at the laundry.

The action had gone viral on social media Instagram. From CCTV footage, a young laundry customer can be seen stealing a cellphone.

At the time of the incident, the laundry employee was in the back room so they did not know when the incident occurred.

Leaflet of the perpetrator's photo posted at the entrance of the laundry/Photo: IST

Based on CCTV footage, it appears that the perpetrator wearing black clothes entered the laundry business. Seeing that there were no guards, the perpetrator took the cellphone and money from the cupboard.

After getting the target item, the perpetrator fled while taking his clothes to be washed.

According to Endang, the employee, the owner of the laundry, has posted a photo of the perpetrator's face which was caught on CCTV at the entrance of the shophouse.

"The face (of the perpetrator) is familiar. The perpetrator is suspected to have often washed clothes here. What was missing was a cellphone to manage laundry and hundreds of thousands of cash," he told reporters, Thursday, December 23.

The victim has reported the incident to the police.