The Kebon Jeruk Robber Was Arrested By The Police After Throwing Himself Into The River

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JAKARTA - The suspect in the robbery with the initials HR (27) was arrested by members of the Criminal Investigation Unit of the Kebon Jeruk Police after trying to escape by throwing himself into the river in the Kebon Jeruk area, Friday, December 1. However, the police managed to thwart the escape attempt.

Before throwing himself away, the suspect HR had carried out a mugging action with his friend NR (DPO) on Jalan Puri Kembangan, RT 11/05, Kebon Jeruk, West Jakarta.

Suspects HR and NR (DPO), snatched the pedestrian victim who was calling on the side of the road.

Luckily, the actions of the two perpetrators were caught by local residents. The two perpetrators were then chased, one perpetrator managed to escape the residents' pursuit. Meanwhile, HR was forced to throw himself into the river with a heavy current.

The Head of the Kebon Jeruk Police, Kompol Sutrisno, confirmed that the perpetrators of the mugging had thrown them into the river.

"We managed to secure the perpetrator with the initials HR, and is currently under investigation by investigators. There are two perpetrators, namely HR and his colleague NR (DPO)," he said.

The perpetrator was arrested by members of the Opsnal Kebon Jeruk Police who were passing through the river. The perpetrator was arrested with the help of the residents.

"Evidence in the form of 1 unit of black OPPO 2 cellphone and 1 unit of Honda Vario motorcycle was confiscated. The perpetrator was charged with Article 365 of the Criminal Code," he said.