Thief With An ATM In Magelang Arrested While Waiting For His Wife To Give Birth

The Magelang Police, Central Java revealed the perpetrators of money theft by blocking automated teller machines (ATMs).

MAGELANG - Magelang Police, Central Java revealed the perpetrators of money theft by blocking automated teller machines (ATMs).

Head of the Criminal Investigation Unit of the Magelang Police, AKP Hadi Handoko said the two suspects, namely HE (41), a resident of Grabag Village, Grabag District, Magelang Regency and Hospital (24), a resident of Way Urang Village, Kalianda District, South Lampung Regency.

The suspect took action in West and Central Java. The suspect was arrested while waiting for HE's wife to give birth at the Tidar Hospital, Magelang City.

They last took action on Saturday, January 16 at BRI Tempuran ATM, Magelang Regency with the victim Maskuri (53), a resident of Sidoagung Village, Tempuran District, Magelang Regency, who suffered a cash loss of IDR 21.4 million.

Hadi said that in 2019, they took action about 10 times in Bandung, West Java, then in 2020 they acted in Semarang and in 2021 they acted in Magelang.

In addition to committing crimes at BRI Tempuran ATMs, in the Magelang Regency area they also did the same thing at Mandiri Grabag ATMs and CIMB Niaga Salaman Bank ATMs.

The suspect mode before the victim entered the ATM machine was propped up with a toothpick. Victims who come to insert their ATM card into the ATM machine cannot get out and when the pin is inserted they cannot.

When the victim panics, the perpetrator pretends to ask the victim and tries to help by asking for pins. The perpetrator then tried the pin but still couldn't, then advised the victim to report to the bank that the ATM was swallowed.

When the victim left the ATM machine, he said the perpetrators entered, then pulled out the electric socket until the ATM machine turned off so that the ATM card could come out with a toothpick. After that, they went to find another ATM machine to drain the victim's money.

The police confiscated a number of evidences, including shoes, the jamper used by the perpetrator as recorded by the bank's CCTV, motorbike, and the remaining money from the crime.

They are charged under Article 363 of the Criminal Code with a maximum sentence of 7 years in prison.

The suspect HE admitted that the proceeds from his crime were used for the cost of giving birth to his wife and fulfilling his daily needs.