Allegedly Stealing Motorcycle, Teenager In Cilincing Jakut Arrested By Police

The victim's motorbike is suspected to be stolen by the perpetrator (Dok. Cilincing Police)

JAKARTA - A viral video on social media shows a teenager being detained by residents. It is suspected that the teenager was the perpetrator of the theft of a motorcycle (curanmor).

In the video uploaded to the @Jakut.info account, a teenager is seen wearing a gray jacket. His hands appear to be handcuffed.

Residents who saw the incident judge the teenager. All the way to getting into the police car, he continued to be beaten.

In the video narration explained, it all started with residents who suspected that the two perpetrators were holding a motorbike. However, the perpetrators reasoned that they wanted to do Cash On Delivery (COD).

"The perpetrator could not show the evidence and the short message of his promise, so the thief shouted," wrote the account.

Suddenly the residents approached and arrested the perpetrator and judged the teenager. Luckily the police crossed the area and immediately arrested the perpetrators.

"One perpetrator had already fled, so only one was arrested," explained the account.

The head of the Cilincing Police, Kompol Robinson Manurung, confirmed the arrest of the teenager. The incident occurred at Marunda Flats, Cilincing, North Jakarta, Friday, March 4, at 20.00 WIB.

He said the arrested perpetrator had the initials RD (18). Meanwhile, the victim or the reporter, NK (41).

"(We) succeeded in revealing the case of theft in the Marunda flat (area) rusunawa Rt 10/07, North Jakarta," said Robinson when confirmed, Sunday, March 6.

Robinson explained that the perpetrators carried out their actions by targeting parked motorbikes. Furthermore, the perpetrator climbed up to finally bring the target motorcycle.

Luckily, the residents were able to prevent this action, because they were suspicious of seeing the movements of the perpetrators.

"Suspicious in the end, residents approached. The action was thwarted. (So) the perpetrator's modus operandi was to target parked motorbikes. He (the perpetrator) climbed the fence," he said.

For his actions, the perpetrator is suspected of Article 53 in conjunction with 363 paragraph 1 of the 5th Criminal Code.