Kudus Ciduk Police The Thief Of Empty Houses Across Districts, Car Barbuk Is Secured

Kasatreskrim Kudus Police AKP Danang Sri Wiratno on the sidelines of a case title at the Kudus Police Headquarters, Wednesday (18/10/2023). (ANTARA/Akhmad Nazaruddin Lathif)

The Resort Police arrested the perpetrators of the theft of an empty house specialist operating across districts. A number of stolen evidence (barbuk), including a car, were secured from the perpetrators.

"The arrest of the perpetrator of the theft with the initials Y, started with the report of the victim on October 12, 2023 who lost a device that was filled with batteries at home when he left," said Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of the Kudus Police, AKP Danang Sri Wiratno in Kudus, Wednesday, October 18, confiscated by Antara.

Residents who lost the device, he said, live in Victor Residence Housing in Prambatan Lor Village, Kaliwungu District, Kudus.

Based on the report, the Kudus Police then dispatched a team to conduct an investigation.

Without taking long, the Kudus Police managed to arrest the perpetrator with the initials Y who was then secured in Demak Regency.

Dari hasil pemeriksaan pelaku, selama ini tidak hanya melalukan aksinya di Kabupaten Kudus melainkan lintas kabupaten. Sebelumnya, pelaku melakukan pencurian di Demak dan Semarang dengan hasil dua unit mobil jenis Honda CR-V dan Nissan X-Trail.

Evidence of the car stolen by the perpetrators is now being secured by the Kudus Police and gadgets taken from a house in Kudus.

He reminded Kudus residents to ensure that their houses were locked safely when they wanted to be left so they would not become targets of theft. In addition, make sure valuables are stored in a safe place.

"Because the perpetrators entered the target's house through the roof. While the evidence of the car, the perpetrator got the original key found at the house, then took the car away with the original key," he said.

For his actions, the perpetrator was charged with Article 363 of the Criminal Code concerning theft with a maximum sentence of 7 years in prison.