Police Arrest Arrested Steal Mobile In Parking Motor

A dismissed police member with the initials RP was arrested by the police for committing a criminal act of theft of a cellphone (DOK. Police)

TORAJA UTARA - A dismissed member of the police with the initials RP was arrested by the police for theft of a cellphone.

The perpetrator took the cellphone stored on the dashboard of a motorbike that was parked in a shopping area in North Toraja, South Sulawesi.

Head of Public Relations for North Toraja Police, Ipda Agus Martopo said this incident took place in Alang-alang, Lembang Nonongan, Sopai District, North Toraja Regency.

"Initially, the victim and his friends wanted to shop at the shop and their cellphone was stored on the dashboard of their motorbike. After they finished shopping and went out and got their cellphone, the perpetrator had stolen his lost cellphone," said Head of Public Relations of North Toraja Police, Ipda Agus Martopo, to reporters, Tuesday, 16 February.

The victim immediately reported the incident to the police station. As a result, the police arrested the perpetrator after conducting an investigation after seeing CCTV of the shopping area. The perpetrator was then secured at the North Toraja Police office for further processing.

"The motive was that he stole a cellphone because the economic problem was he had no job after being dismissed with the theft case," said Ipda Agus.