Handcuffed, This Is What 2 Robbers Look Like In Semarang

Two youths who carried out the robbery were presented during a press release at the Semarang Police Headquarters, Monday. (ANTARA/IC Senjaya)

Semarang Police arrested two young robbers who acted at a number of points in the capital city of Central Java Province targeting women as victims.

Semarang Police Chief Kombes Irwan Anwar said one of the perpetrators acted in the Sendangmulyo area, Tembalang District, Semarang City... on May 7, 2024.

"The perpetrator forcibly grabbed a mother's bag. It did not reach 100 meters from the first location, the perpetrator also took the bag belonging to another woman," he said as quoted by ANTARA, Monday, May 20.

In fact, he continued, the victim was injured as a result of trying to defend the bag that was forcibly seized by the perpetrator.

The two perpetrators who were arrested were MN (25) and ADC (19) who were residents of Mranggen, Demak Regency.

According to Irwan, the perpetrators have acted five times in the Semarang City area.

"Everything was done in Semarang City, between the afternoon and evening," he said.

From the results of an investigation conducted by the Semarang Police Criminal Investigation Unit, the two perpetrators were arrested at their respective homes.

For their actions, the suspects were charged with Article 365 of the Criminal Code regarding theft.