MALANG - Malang Police arrested the perpetrators of motor vehicle theft in the Malang City area, East Java, after monitoring the social media used by the perpetrators to sell the stolen goods.
Head of Criminal Investigation Unit for the Malang City Police, AKP Bayu Febrianto Prayoga said that three perpetrators were arrested, namely WD (35), MWR (26) and a middleman with the initials MRR (28).
"His method was by breaking the motorcycle's ignition key using a T key, then the perpetrators pushed the stolen motorcycle to a quiet place," Bayu said as reported by ANTARA, Friday, August 5.
Bayu explained that the arrests of the perpetrators began when there were reports of residents who had lost their motorbikes some time ago and then reported them to the officers armed with Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) recordings.
After getting the report, Bayu continued, his party did a search on a number of social media and found someone who offered two-wheeled vehicles on the Facebook page. Undercover officers to buy the stolen vehicle.
"Our team saw a status selling stolen goods on Facebook. Then members went undercover and made purchases in Tumpang District. From there we were able to make arrests and investigate," he said.
Members of the Criminal Investigation Unit of the Malang City Police then interrogated MRR, who was the seller or collector, and in the end also succeeded in revealing the other perpetrators of the theft.
The perpetrators of WD and MWR are residents of Sekarpuro, Pakis District, Malang Regency. The two perpetrators were arrested by Satreskrim members along with evidence in the form of three motorbikes, T keys, wrenches, jackets and hats that were used when committing the theft.
The perpetrator of the theft was charged with Article 363 of the Criminal Code with a maximum penalty of seven years in prison.
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