Sadistic Action Of Minimarket-Specialists Teenage Robber, Threatens The Employees With Sickle And Toy Guns

Head of Public Relations of Polda Metro Jaya, Kombes Yusri Yunus and Perpetrators of Robbery (Photo: Rizky Adytia Pramana / VOI)

JAKARTA - Polda Metro Jaya has arrested 4 robbers who specialize in mini markets robbery as well as 1 person as a receiver of the stolen item. As many as 3 of them were recorded as teenagers.

The robber gang's initials are RJ (20), WAM (20), AG (19), and MFA (26). Meanwhile, the actor who acts as a receiver with the initials MNU (19).

"This 20-year-old with initial RJ is the captain. He is the one who organizes the action," said Head of Public Relations of Polda Metro Jaya, Grand Commissioner (Kombes) Yusri Yunus to reporters, Tuesday, January 26.

Based on the information from the head of the gang, they have operated 4 times targeting quiet mini markets in the Tangerang to Bogor area.

Their last action was targeting a mini market in the Ciputat area, South Tangerang. In fact, their actions that were recorded on CCTV cameras went viral on social media.

In their action, they broke into the safe on the second floor of the minimarket. The executors with the initials RJ and WAM used sharp weapons such as sickles to threaten mini market employees.

"When the minimarket was about to close, they entered while the employees were mopping because they were preparing to close. The one who entered first was RJ and WAM, then threaten the staff with sickles, then his friends MFA and AG followed," said Yusri.

Meanwhile, MFA and AG use a toy gun to threaten the mini market employees. In this robbery, they were tasked with patrolling under the minimarket to monitor the situation. They managed to steal IDR 37 million. Then they immediately fled.

"From this IDR 37 million, each of them gets IDR 11 million, while the others get IDR 3 million. Then the cellphone receiver (MNU) only gets IDR 150 thousand," he said.

Even though they have arrested the perpetrators, the police are still investigating this case. Meanwhile, in this case, the suspects were charged under Article 365 of the Criminal Code with the threat of 12 years in prison.