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Illustration of thieves is judged by residents. (Special)

JAKARTA - A man with a tattoo of a thief who was battered was judged by residents when he was caught stealing a motorbike on Pembelar Street, Palmeriam Village, Matraman District, East Jakarta.

The perpetrator was arrested after being provoked by the police and local residents because the area was prone to motorcycle theft. Residents who were furious at the perpetrator's actions, were forced to gang up on the perpetrators until they were battered.

The perpetrator's shirt was also stripped by the residents. It turned out that after being stripped, the perpetrator's body contained a number of tattoos. Residents also judged the perpetrators until their faces were covered in blood.

Matraman Police Chief Kompol Tribuana Roseno said his party managed to secure one perpetrator of motorcycle theft. Meanwhile, another perpetrator managed to escape

"The perpetrator was arrested yesterday in Palmeriam, Matraman. There was suspicious information from residents, then we caught him and one perpetrator was arrested," said Commissioner Tribuana to VOI, Sunday, January 29.

Although one of the perpetrators managed to escape, the police have pocketed the identity and characteristics of the perpetrator.

"Other perpetrators are still in TO (operational target), but we already know their identity," he said.

Currently, one of the perpetrators who has been arrested is still being investigated at the Matraman Police Criminal Investigation Unit. The police are also still investigating whether the perpetrator's crime was related to the theft in the Utan Kayu area some time ago.

"I don't know yet, because one suspect also ran away. We just have to investigate again later," he said.

The police chief has also not concluded that the perpetrator is a crime recidivist or not. The reason is, currently the perpetrator is still being investigated by the Criminal Investigation Unit.

"The perpetrator is still being investigated at the Criminal Investigation Unit. Don't know yet (recidivist or not) it will be developed later, because there is a lot of information from residents that theft is still rampant," he said.