Police Say 1 Of 2 Car Mirror Glass Thieves Who Hit Concrete Road Barriers, Is Still Critical At The Hospital

The alleged perpetrator of the car rearview mirror thief in Cakung/ Photo: ISt

JAKARTA - The Cakung Sector Police conducted an investigation related to the theft of car mirrors that occurred in the Cakung area. The two perpetrators had an accident on the Cakung toll road, Buaran Village, Cakung District, East Jakarta, during a mass chase.

"One person died on the spot. Another person was taken to the hospital in critical condition. Both were mirror thieves," said Cakung Police Chief Kompol Panji Ali Candra when confirmed by VOI, Monday, August 5.

Kompol Panji explained that the perpetrators were chased by the masses after they managed to take the mirror. But when they were about to run away, one of the residents shouted at the perpetrators.

"Residents shouted thieves. Then the perpetrator tried to escape by motorbike. Because it was too fast maybe, they finally hit the poles and sidewalks and fell," he said.

Currently, the theft case is being handled by the Cakung Police. Meanwhile, related to the traffic accident experienced by the perpetrators, it is handled by the East Jakarta Regional Traffic Unit.

Previously, it was reported that two car mirror theft perpetrators were found dying and covered in blood on the Cakung toll road, Buaran Village, Cakung District, East Jakarta.

The two perpetrators lay down after hitting the concrete of the road divider and the sidewalk while panicking being chased by the crowd, after being caught stealing the mirror. After falling, the two perpetrators were arrested by residents who had chased them.

Residents are worried that the perpetrators will try to run away again after falling from the motorbike after the accident. Residents also found the rearview mirror of the car stolen by the perpetrator.

The evidence of the car's rearview mirror was found scattered on the road when the perpetrator fell from his motorbike.

From Arman's statement, the head of RT 10/02 Cakung, the two perpetrators had a single accident while being chased by residents and shouted at by thieves from the terminal to Tanjung Priok.

While at the location, the perpetrator's motorbike swerved into the sidewalk and the wall of the road divider to death.

"The perpetrator was chased, maybe panicked and hit the pavement. Injured by an accident," Arman told reporters Monday, August 5.