Tanah Abang Residents Annoyed: Arrest Motorcycle Thief Not Bringing KTP, But Save Someone Else's KTP, Beaten

Yahya Yakub The Motorcycle Thief In Tanah Abang/ Photo: IST

JAKARTA - Desperate to act during the day, a motorcycle theft perpetrator named Yahya Yakub was arrested by residents in RT 10/06, Karet Tengsin Village, Tanah Abang District, Central Jakarta on Friday, April 19.

The perpetrator was caught by a resident while trying to steal a Honda Beat motorbike belonging to a local resident, with the initials R. The perpetrator's action was discovered when he was breaking the ignition of the victim's parked motorbike.

According to the head of RW 06 Karet Tengsin, Zularman, when arrested the perpetrator did not carry an ID card.

"When searched, a number of ID cards, driver's license and vehicle registration were found, not belonging to the perpetrators," he said when confirmed, Friday, April 19.

Residents who were annoyed by the perpetrator's actions then took legal action themselves. Residents were furious at the man from Petamburan's actions.

"Had been secured at the RW 06 post. Then taken to the Tanah Abang Metro Police," he said. Meanwhile, the case is still being handled by the Tanah Abang Metro Police.