Online Accessories Seller Steals Motorcycle In Tamansari, Arrested While Hiding In Sawah Besar Boarding Houses

Police arrested motorcycle accessories sellers in Central Jakarta/ Photo: IST

The sole perpetrator in the motorcycle theft case has been arrested by members of the Tamansari Police Criminal Investigation Unit in a boarding room located on Jalan Mangga Besar, Sawah Besar, Central Jakarta.

The suspect is known to have the initials SR (23) a resident of West Pademangan, North Jakarta.

The suspect SR was arrested after being reportedly involved in the theft of a motorbike on Jalan Tamansari IX, RT 01/05, Tamansari, West Jakarta.

In the action, the perpetrator managed to take away a Honda Beat motorbike belonging to the victim David Sepriyanto.

The Head of the Tamansari Metro Police, Kompol Adhi Wananda, explained that the victim David Sepriyanto worked as an online motorcycle accessories seller.

The incident occurred when the victim parked his motorbike in front of the house in a locked handlebar. The victim then entered the house to work on packing goods.

"After finishing, the victim wanted to use his motorbike to work, but it turned out that the motorbike had disappeared," said Kompol Adhi when confirmed, Friday, May 31.

Meanwhile, the original STNK belonging to the victim was also stored in the seat and was also carried away by the stolen motorbike. As a result of the incident, the victim suffered a loss of Rp. 10 million. The victim then reported the incident to the Tamansari Police Headquarters.

After an investigation, the suspect SR was finally arrested in a boarding house in the Sawah Besar area, Central Jakarta.

"We confiscated evidence of two modified T key children, three Y keys, and two L keys which have also been modified," he said.

The suspect SR acted with a colleague with the initials AP who is currently still in DPO status (People Search List). Meanwhile, evidence of the victim's motorbike has been sold to someone with the initials M in the Karawang area, West Java.

"The motorbike was sold for Rp. 2 million. Suspect SR got Rp. 600 thousand from the distribution of stolen motorbikes. The money was used by SR to meet daily needs and buy methamphetamine," he said.

As a result of his actions, suspect SR was charged with Article 363 of the Criminal Code regarding theft, with a maximum prison sentence of five years.