Face Has Been Viral, But A Vulgar Pickpocket In Pulogadung Terminal Area Hasn't Been Caught

The face of the pickpocket in the Pulogadung Terminal area which is viral on social media/Photo: Instagram @info.jakut

JAKARTA - The Pulogadung Police Criminal Investigation Unit is still pursuing a pickpocket whose action had gone viral on social media. Based on the evidence from the residents' amateur camera footage, the characteristics of the perpetrators have been pocketed by the police so that it will be easier to make arrests.

"The perpetrator is still being chased," said Head of Criminal Investigation Unit for Pulogadung Police, Commissioner Adjutant Heru, when confirmed by VOI, Wednesday, January 19.

When alluded to the perpetrators having a network with a gang of other pickpockets that often annoy residents and angkot passengers at the Pulogadung Terminal, the Head of Unit has not been able to confirm it.

"There is no indication there," he said.

Pickpockets in the Pulogadung Terminal area that went viral on social media/Photo: Instagram @info.jakut

Although the crime scene (TKP) has been processed, the police have not been able to catch the pickpocket, whose action has gone viral on social media.

"We are still investigating," he said.

Previously, it was reported that a man was caught on camera by a car driver while carrying out a pickpocketing action against a motorbike rider at the Pulogadung Terminal, Pulogadung District, East Jakarta.

In the video footage, the perpetrator reached into the backpack that the victim was wearing while riding a motorcycle. Then the perpetrator fled with a leisurely walk.

Pulogadung Police Chief Commissioner of Police David said his party immediately checked the crime scene (TKP) after a video of a pickpocket went viral on social media.