Sentenced To The Same Case Twice

Madiun Police officers show evidence of theft with weights confiscated from the suspect when releasing the case at Madiun Police Headquarters, East Java, Thursday (25/8/2022). (ANTARA/Louis Rika)

MADIUN - The Madiun Police Team, East Java, arrested a recidivist in a theft case with a weight loss that cost the victim up to tens of millions of rupiah.

Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of the Madiun Police, AKP Danang Eko Abrianto, said that the suspect of the theft with the initials ESP (23), is a resident of Rejomulyo Village.

"This suspect is a recidivist in the same case twice. The last sentence is a sentence of eight months in prison at the Ngawi Police Station," said Danang, quoted by ANTARA, Thursday, August 25.

According to Danang, the suspect stole a number of equipment at Kusno's Karya Sahabat Las Workshop in Sendangrejo Village, Madiun District, Madiun Regency, on Saturday, August 20.

The perpetrator entered the victim's welding shop by forcibly opening the back door of the building and taking the equipment inside, then taking it home for resale online.

"The officer who received the report immediately gave chase. We provoked the suspect by posing as the buyer of the stolen workshop equipment," said Danang.

In addition to being sold alone, other stolen goods are also being deposited with a middleman whose case is still being developed by the local police.

From the suspect's hands, the police confiscated a number of evidences, including a motorbike used by the suspect to transport the stolen goods, an aluminum cutting machine, a wood profit machine, a wood chipping machine, drill bits, five grinding machines, 12 drilling machines, and an sanding machine. .

"Material losses reached more than Rp. 14 million. The suspect offered the stolen goods online on his Facebook account," continued the Criminal Investigation Unit.

The ESP suspect is alleged to have violated Article 363 of the Criminal Code regarding the crime of theft with a maximum penalty of seven years in prison.