Pretending To Be A Guest, This Man In Mataram Stole A PlayStation And A Laptop

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MATARAM - Mataram City Police, West Nusa Tenggara, arrested the suspected thief at a resident's house. The perpetrator with the initials MT alias Panca (36) carried out his crime by visiting the victim's house.

"The perpetrator is a recidivist of a theft case who has been jailed three times and this time he was caught on suspicion of a similar case", said Head of Reserse and Criminal Coverage (Kasatreskrim) Mataram Police Kompol Kadek Adi Budi Astawa in Mataram quoted by Antara, Wednesday, May 19.

In the action on Saturday, April 10 afternoon, in the Alam Asri III Housing area, Mataram City, the perpetrator who pretended to be visiting the victim's house managed to steal a PlayStation 4 and a 14-inch laptop.

"The perpetrator took the victim's valuables in the room", he said.

The perpetrator, continued Kadek Adi, took the victim's valuables from the room with the help of a broom.

"From behind the window, he took the victim's items with a broom and put them in a plastic bag, and hurried away", he said.

The action, explained Kadek Adi, did not arouse suspicion by the neighbors. Likewise with the homeowner who was currently in a quiet state.

Panca's action was revealed from the CCTV footage installed at the victim's house. From the search results, Panca's whereabouts were revealed at his in-laws' house.

"From the arrest, evidence of theft in the form of a PlayStation and laptop was confiscated. We managed to secure the stolen items", explained Kadek Adi.

As a result of his actions, Panca was named a suspect who violated Article 363 of the Criminal Code concerning theft with the threat of a sentence of seven years in prison.