JAKARTA - A man from Tanjung Pinang with the initials AR (47) was caught by residents while breaking into a boarding house on Jalan Pulo Besar 1, RT 05/11, Sunter Jaya Village, Tanjung Priok District, North Jakarta.
When arrested, the perpetrator could not avoid it anymore and admitted his actions. Meanwhile, the victim, who was known as Arif, reported the theft incident to the Tanjung Priok Police.
"The perpetrator is suspected of attempting to steal in the hostel. The perpetrator has often committed acts of stealing a number of items in several rooms of the hostel," said Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of Tanjung Priok Police, AKP Handam Samudro when confirmed, Tuesday, January 27, 2026.
In each of his theft actions, the perpetrator often takes easily stolen items such as helmets and shoes.
AKP Handam said the incident began to be known from the public report.
"Then we conducted an investigation until finally the perpetrator was arrested by the Tanjung Priok Police operational members," he said.
The perpetrator was successfully secured and taken to the Tanjung Priok Police Station Mako for further processing.
"From the results of the examination and analysis of the CCTV footage, it was found that the suspected perpetrator had carried out his actions on November 17, 2025," he said.
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