Steal Visitors' Car Mall In Bandar Lampung, Police Officer Arrested

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BANDAR LAMPUNG - Bandar Lampung Criminal Investigation Unit (Satreskrim) officers arrested a police officer at his rented house in the Sukarame area, Bandar Lampung, Thursday, October 12 in the morning.

This arrest was made because Bripda Candra Setiawan or Bripda CS stole a car at Bumi Kedaton Mall, Bandar Lampung, on Sunday, October 22.

Bripda Candra Setiawan, who served at the Lampung Regional Police, stole a car for visitors to the mall by utilizing the official parking ticket left by the victim in his car.

During the arrest of Bripda Candra Setiawan, the Bandar Lampung Police Satreskrim confiscated a red Honda Brio car belonging to the victim which was parked in the perpetrator's rented house. The perpetrator has put a fake police number plate on the victim's car.

To the police, initially the perpetrator admitted that the car belonged to him. However, the perpetrator could not show evidence and ownership documents from the Honda Brio car.

Bripda Candra could not dodge when the police found the license plate of the victim's car's real car in his rented house. For the purposes of further investigation, the perpetrator and the evidence were brought to the Bandar Lampung Police Satreskrim.

From the results of the interrogation, the perpetrator admitted to stealing the Honda Brio car with a fellow police officer, Bripda Fajar Wicaksono (FW), who is currently still being chased by the Bandar Lampung Police.

The Head of Public Relations of the Lampung Regional Police, Kombes Pol Umi Fadilah Astutik, confirmed the arrest of the non-commissioned officer on duty at the Lampung Regional Police.

"It is true that there was an arrest of a member suspected of being involved in the motor vehicle theft case," said Umi in a statement, Thursday, October 13.

Umi Fadilah explained that Helmy, who is the former Director of Special Economic Crimes (Dirtipideksus) of the Criminal Investigation Unit of the National Police, immediately ordered the investigation and pursuit of the perpetrators until finally Bripda Candra was arrested.

"So it is true that this arrest and investigation is a direct order from the Kapolda," explained Umi Fadilah

Furthermore, Umi Fadilah revealed that while carrying out the action, Bripda Fajar played an executor who took the victim's car away, while Bripda CS played a role in supervising the conditions around the scene.

"Currently, the case is still being investigated by the Satreskrim Polresta Bandar Lampung," said Umi Fadilah.

For further investigation, the perpetrator is currently being held at the Bandar Lampung Police. Police are still hunting for Bripda Fajar Wicaksono who was involved in the theft of a car belonging to a mall visitor.