Two Cosmetics Shops Robbed By Two Men Claiming To Be Members Of Polda Metro Jaya

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JAKARTA - An individual member of the National Police and a former member of the National Police carried out a robbery at a Gervonta cosmetic shop on Jalan Daan Mogot, North Tanjung Duren Village, Grogol Petamburan District, Central Jakarta.

The incident was reported to have occurred on Friday, August 2. The victim is known to have the initials MH, was locked with his hand wrapped in duct tape. The perpetrator also confiscated the victim's money, cellphone, and the victim's motorbike.

The incident was reported by the victim with evidence of a report letter from LP/652/VIII/2024/Pm/Restro Jakbar/Sek Grogol Petamburan.

Based on the report received by VOI, victim MH was guarding the Gervonta cosmetics shop. Suddenly the victim was approached by two unknown people claiming to be members of the National Police from Polda Metro Jaya. The two perpetrators also had time to show the letters to the victim.

One of the perpetrators then asked to enter the shop, but the victim did not allow it. The perpetrator immediately took the cellphone that was held by the victim at that time.

Then the two perpetrators managed to enter through the back door of the unlocked shop and closed the shop from the inside. Then one of the perpetrators tied the victim with brown duct tape and searched the victim.

The perpetrator also took the victim's cash and ID card. The perpetrator then took the money in the bag of the victim's left back pants amounting to Rp600 thousand.

Furthermore, the two perpetrators searched the shop and took money from the sale and a motorbike belonging to the victim. The motorbike was also taken away by the perpetrators towards Jalan Daan Mogot, West Jakarta.

After the victim managed to open the duct tape wrapped around his wrist, the victim asked his friend for help to make a report.

The same action also took place at the Pink Cosmetics Shop in the Angke area, West Jakarta, Sunday afternoon, August 4. The perpetrators were still two people and claimed to be members of the National Police from Polda Metro Jaya. When robbing Pink's cosmetic shop, the two perpetrators asked for money from shop owners.

But this time, the efforts of the two perpetrators were thwarted by the shop owner. The shop owner who saw the perpetrator using a motorbike belonging to his friend who was missing was robbed, finally contacted members of the Grogol Petamburan Police.

The Criminal Investigation Unit of the Grogol Petamburan Police went to the location and arrested one perpetrator with the initials DS (39) along with evidence. It is known, DS turned out to be a former member of the National Police. Meanwhile, another perpetrator with the initials IG, a member of the National Police managed to escape the raid.

The perpetrator and the evidence were then taken to the Grogol Petamburan Police. The police confiscated a Honda Beat motorbike with the number B 4046 BED blue and a black-blue watch.

The Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of the West Jakarta Metro Police, AKBP Andri Kurniawan, has not responded when contacted by reporters.