Bekuk Warga Manado Curi Motor, Polres Gorontalo Utara Banyak Warganya Berada Di Percrossingan Sulawesi

Illustration of parked motorbikes without supervision prone to theft. (Motomot-Unsplash)

GORONTALO - North Gorontalo Police have arrested the suspected perpetrator of motorcycle theft in Molingkapoto Village, Kwandang District, North Gorontalo Regency.

Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of the North Gorontalo Police, Iptu Made Budiantara Putra, said the alleged perpetrator was a resident of Manado, Wawonasa Village, Singkil District, North Sulawesi.

"The perpetrator and evidence have been secured at the Police Headquarters for further legal proceedings," he said in Gorontalo, quoted from Antara, Tuesday, November 1.

He said the perpetrator with the initials RB alias Oyi (42) was arrested by the North Eagle Team of Mobile Investigation (Resmob) of the North Gorontalo Police.

His party, said Made, is collaborating with the Bolangtan Sector Police (Polsek), North Sulawesi, in the arrest process.

North Gorontalo Police Chief, AKBP Juprisan Pratama Ramadhan Nasution, appealed to local residents to be careful parking their vehicles.

Given that the perpetrators of the crime have the potential to be carried out by residents from other areas.

"We are in the Sulawesi crossing area, where people or anyone can easily enter at any time," he said.

Through compact cooperation in maintaining security and public order in every village or environment, it is hoped that it can ward off crimes committed by irresponsible persons.

"Be careful to keep the valuables owned is also very important to do," he said.