Mayor Bobby Suspends Detention Of 3 Basic Food Thieves At His Official House

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The Medan City Police (Polrestabes) suspended the detention of three suspects suspected of stealing basic necessities and household necessities at the Medan Mayor Bobby Nasution's official residence, Jalan Jenderal Sudirman, Medan.

"On the request of the family and the complainant, the three people have been suspended," said Head of the Medan Police Criminal Investigation Unit, Kompol Jama Kita Purba, quoted by ANTARA, Sunday, night 26.

Jama continued the three suspects, namely the initials ES (42), ADD (44) and AS, each of whom is a resident of Deli Serdang Regency.

"The arrest was based on LP/1362/V/2024/SPKT Restabes Medan/North Sumatra Police, dated May 12, 2024, on behalf of the reporter Muhammad Sori Muda Pane," said Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of the Medan Police.

Based on the report, personnel made arrests and confiscated evidence including rice, cooking oil, sugar and kitchen utensils in the form of plates, spoon and fork stoves with a total loss of Rp. 3 million.

Jama said the modus operandi of the perpetrators was to take items in the form of basic necessities, namely cooking oil rice, sugar and kitchen utensils in the form of plates, tablespoons, and forks in the garage, which at that time the officers were sleeping at night.

Previously, the chronology of the incident on April 26, 2024, at that time the reporter Muhammad Sori Muda Pane as the Head of the Household at the Medan Mayor's Office House checked that the stock of goods had actually decreased.

Then, the reporter checked the CCTV footage leading to the warehouse. Then, through the CCTV footage, it was discovered that on Friday, April 19, 2024, at around 04.00 WIB the perpetrators took the item.

"From the results of the investigation and investigation, it has been proven that ES ADD and AS have committed theft or embezzlement in the position or embezzlement by taking goods, in the form of basic necessities and kitchen utensils since October 2023," said Jama.

The suspects ES, ADD and AS are workers at the Medan Mayor Bobby Nasution's official residence.