Fighting When Arrested, 8 Robbers At The House Of A Basic Food Skipper Were Shot In The Leg

Three of the eight perpetrators of robbery at the home of a basic food skipper in Serang, Banten/ Photo: Doc. Banten Police

SERANG - Eight robbers armed with machetes and crowbars who drained the basic necessities of a skipper in Jongjing Village, Cerucuk Village, Tanara, Serang Regency on Monday, May 30, were arrested. Officers did not hesitate to open fire because the perpetrators resisted.

The Mobile Investigation Team (Resmob) of the Serang Police and the Banten Police made arrests in a number of locations, namely in the Tangerang and West Jakarta areas, last Thursday, June 2. The eight suspects, namely Mus (33), WH (42), BW (32), Sa (40), Sof (40), Syaf (39), are all residents of Southeast Aceh Regency.

The perpetrators were forced to take decisive action because they resisted the officers, the suspects were arrested after being hit by hot lead.

It is known that Sup (50), a resident of Southeast Aceh, lives in Priuk District, Tangerang City. And HG (42) is also a resident of Southeast Aceh who lives in Kemayoran District, Central Jakarta.

"Alhamdulillah, we have succeeded in uncovering the case of the theft with violence in only 3 days at a food vendor's house in the Tanara District area," said Serang Police Chief AKBP Yudha Satria in a written statement, Monday, June 6.

"However, because they resisted the officers, the perpetrators had to take firm and measured action," said Yudha.

From the results of the examination, continued Yudha, the six perpetrators admitted to having committed theft along with two other colleagues. After obtaining the identities and hiding places of the other two perpetrators, the Resmob Team immediately moved to find their whereabouts.

On the same day at around 20.00 WIB, the Serang Police Resmob Team managed to arrest Syaf while he was hanging out at Kalideres Terminal, West Jakarta.

"Suspect Syaf was also taken decisive and measured action for resisting and not heeding the officers' warnings," said Yudha.

After arresting Syaf, the Resmob Team immediately moved to the HG hiding location in a rented house not far from Kalideres Terminal. Then at around 23.00 WIB, an ambush was carried out and the Resmob Team managed to apprehend HG.

"The suspect HG also tried to fight the officers when he was about to be arrested. The Resmob team, who did not want the perpetrators to run away, had to take firm action," he said.

The evidence that was secured from the perpetrators were 2 units of Avanza and Sigra cars used for crime facilities, 5 machetes, 3 crowbars, 1 iron pry tool, 5 screwdrivers, 5 sebo masks, 8 slops of cigarettes from the crime, 8 cellphones and Rp12 in cash. .668,000 proceeds of crime.

It is known that this group of perpetrators also stole Rp 200 million in cash, 85 grams of gold jewelry and 80 slippers at the home of the basic food skipper on Monday, May 30.

In the action, the perpetrators held the victim and his wife tied up in a room and stole Rp200 million in cash, 80 cigarette slips and 85 grams of gold jewelry.

"For their actions, the perpetrators are subject to Article 365 of the Criminal Code concerning theft with violence, with a maximum prison sentence of 9 years," he said.