Residents Call Pondok Kelapa Area East Jakarta Prone To Theft Of Empty Houses During The Day

Illustration of theft in the Kelapa Dua area of East Jakarta/ Photo: IST

JAKARTA - The burglary of an empty house on Jalan Al - Ikhlas, RT 01/01, Pondok Kelapa Village, Duren Sawit District, East Jakarta, has often happened.

"There have been frequent acts of theft of empty houses. It also happened during the day," Muhdi told VOI at the scene, Tuesday, July 16.

Moreover, the area is often quiet from community activities during the day. Perpetrators also often monitor the situation when carrying out their actions.

"The method is the same as the perpetrators of the thieves of two cellphones in the rented house number 99 that occurred yesterday. The perpetrators monitored the situation first," he said.

Meanwhile, from Safira's confession, the victim, who is also a rented resident, also said the same thing.

"I think he has monitored what he said. I don't know (the perpetrators), I don't know. Two cellphones are missing," Safira told VOI, Wednesday, July 17.

Safira confirmed that the condition of his house had been monitored by the perpetrators.

"My mother put the keys there, I always put the keys there. Indeed, they are never taken, rarely if they don't go far. The perpetrator seems to have monitored the situation," he said.

A battered man was beaten by residents because he was caught breaking into an empty house that was left by his owner on Jalan Al - Ikhlas, RT 01/01, Pondok Kelapa Village, Duren Sawit District, East Jakarta, Tuesday, July 16, afternoon.

The theft was carried out by the perpetrators on Tuesday at around 13.30 WIB at noon. The perpetrator is suspected of being the sole player in the theft. He acted alone using the motorbike he was driving.

"The perpetrator himself brought a black motorbike. The perpetrator was a resident of PIK, Cakung, not a resident here. No one knew his face," said Muhdi, one of the eyewitnesses to the incident to VOI at the location, Tuesday, July 16.

Before carrying out the theft, the perpetrator first monitored the situation of the victim's house. After the situation of the victim's environment and house looks deserted, the perpetrator immediately carried out the action, entering the victim's house numbered 99 E by jumping over the fence.