TANGERANG – Hundreds of residents on Raden Fatah, Street, Karang Tengah, Tangerang City, Thursday night, November 14, gathered on the street. They vented their anger after finding out that a thief was trapped on the roof of a resident's house while trying to break into a Pegadaian outlet. One of the two perpetrators was successfully caught.

Indra Zuhdi as the local RT Head, confirmed the incident. Indra said, even though it was late at night, around 02.00 WIB, the residents were still very crowded. They flocked to catch the perpetrators.

Indra explained, a fried rice seller not far from the location of the incident had been monitoring the suspicious movements of the two perpetrators. That night the situation was still crowded, there were buyers.

The suspicion was proven, one of the perpetrators climbed onto the roof of a resident's house. Not long after, the fried rice seller immediately shouted 'thief'.

The residents were in an uproar after the fried rice seller shouted thief. People around, and online motorcycle taxi drivers also approached the location of the incident to make the arrest.

“Taken from the ceiling, pushed down. Once down, he was hit, beaten. He was dragged to the front shop. By that time, he was already beaten,” explained Indra, Thursday, November 14.

The perpetrators, continued Indra, were actually two people. However, one other person managed to escape after the action was discovered by residents.

“Information is that there were 2 perpetrators, one escaped. One was caught red-handed,” he said.

The Ciledug Police were also contacted for further action.

“The perpetrators did not bring anything. They were just caught red-handed while in action,” he concluded.


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