Alert Of Theft At The Affected House, West Java Police Holds A Large Patrol In Cianjur

The Head of Public Relations of the West Java Police, Kombes Pol Ibrahim Tompo (left) when delivering a statement to reporters at the Cianjur/ANTARA Police Headquarters

CIANJUR - West Java Police personnel held large-scale patrols in areas affected by the Cianjur earthquake to anticipate the theft of valuables in houses left by residents to evacuate. "So it is indeed one of the problems that are wary of related to this disaster, namely the houses left behind," said Head of Public Relations of the West Java Police, Kombes Ibrahim Tompo, at the Cianjur Police Headquarters, Antara, Tuesday, November 29. He said empty houses were targeted by criminals to loot the valuables left behind. The West Java Regional Police made anticipatory efforts by ordering the police chiefs in Cianjur to carry out surveillance related to the remaining areas. "We mobilized bhabinkamtibmas with residents to carry out security independently, then coated with patrols of personnel who will launch continuously," he said. Likewise with the police, the West Java Regional Police added strength by deploying 100 Baharkam team personnel so that police officers can be more flexible in monitoring residential areas. Ibrahim said large-scale patrols were carried out jointly, where there were two teams that took turns to join Brimob personnel from the West Java Police. "There are also personnel from Brimob and also the implementation of the same patrols to the affected areas, so that efforts are preventive through patrols," he said. Until the eighth day after the incident or Monday (21/11), 703 people were injured in the Cianjur earthquake, 73,693 refugees, 323 people died, and nine people were being searched. An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 occurred about 10 km southwest of Cianjur Regency, West Java on Monday (21/11), at 13.21 WIB. The epicenter of the earthquake was on land at a depth of 10 km at coordinates 6.84 South Latitude and 107.05 East Longitude.