Police Arrest 3 Dog Thieves Who Claim To Be Journalists

Three dog thieves were arrested by the Mande Police, Cianjur, West Java (Ahmad Fikri / Antara)

JAKARTA - The police arrested three men who claimed to be journalists after being caught red-handed by residents stealing a dog belonging to the village head in Mande District, Cianjur, West Java.

Reported by Antara, Saturday, December 12, Kapolsek Mande AKP Faisal said the arrest of the three people who claimed to be journalists, after residents of Neglasari Village, Kutawaringin Village, Mande District, became suspicious of their actions when they were about to steal a hunting dog belonging to the Head of Kutawaringin Heri Village. .

"The dog belonging to the village head, had been fed and allegedly mixed with anesthetic, the three journalists had not yet had the chance to bring the dog that was already unconscious, the action was caught by the residents. The three almost became angry residents," he said.

The officer who received the report, went straight to the location and managed to secure the three unscrupulous journalists on behalf of Asep Dedi, Yusuf and Endang Z, who claimed to be from the online media published by Bandung. One of them, on behalf of Asep Dedi, suffered bruises as a result of being crushed by the crowd, but was rescued by officers.

Meanwhile, the eyewitness account of Suryana (35), a local resident, said that the three people were arrested after residents stalked the suspicious actions of the perpetrators. The residents' suspicion was proven, after feeding the village head's hunting dog, the dog suddenly fainted.

The perpetrator who was about to bring the dog was immediately arrested by the residents, so that the three of them were almost beaten black and blue. Luckily, officers from the Mande Police came to the location and immediately took the three of them.

"When they were arrested in the hands of the residents, they pretended they were not thieves and claimed to be journalists while issuing their identity cards. The residents just didn't believe it because there were not just one identity card, so residents did not believe they were journalists," he said.

The chairman of PWI Cianjur M Iksan strongly condemned the action carried out by the three thieves who claimed to be journalists, because so far journalists worked according to the code of ethics and would not dare to break the law, even the three people arrested by the police were not members of the PWI Cianjur.

"We ask that the case be investigated thoroughly, this clearly tarnishes the profession of journalists who have been working according to the code of ethics and are protected by law. We emphasize that if they are not PWI members, we will question whether the identity cards used are genuine or made by themselves," he said.