Gambir District Central Jakarta Is Prone To Robbery: 1 Month 3 Cases, Victims Threatened With Machete

Illustrration of police officers at the scene of the robbery

JAKARTA - A resident named Arifin (32) almost became the victim of a robbery that occurred on AM Sangaji Street, North Petojo Village, Gambir District, Central Jakarta.

According to the victim, the area is an area prone to acts of robbery. The reason is, in one month there have been 3 cases of robbery.

"At that time I was sitting on the sidewalk hanging out with friends, then two people riding a motorbike suddenly stopped while brandishing machetes," said Arifin, Monday, January 30.

Arifin said, in that action, there were two perpetrators who carried machete-type sharp weapons and rode an automatic motorbike. Besides himself, there were also two other victims who had been mugged in the AM Sangaji Street area.

"In this one month, there have been 3 cases of robbery on AM Sangaji Street. This area is indeed quite prone to crimes, especially robberies," he said.

Arifin explained that other victims who had been mugged were local residents who wanted to fish and sellers of fried rice. Both of them had been threatened with the machete.

"Quite a lot of residents here have become victims of robbery. We hope the police can catch the perpetrators of robbery and increase patrols so that incidents do not happen to residents again," he said.

When confirmed, Kapolsektro Gambir Metro Kompol Binsar Sianturi asked residents who were victims of robbery to immediately report to Polsektro Gambir.

"Currently we are investigating the incident on AM Sangaji Street, members are in the field," he said briefly.