Young Woman Steals Money at Mini Market Cashier, Claims to Buy Eid Clothes

The woman who stole the cashier's money at the Mini Market/ Photo: IST

JAKARTA - The Tambora Police secured a woman with the initials IPS (22) after committing the act of stealing money from the cashier's drawer of a mini market on Jalan Soksi, Tanah Sereal Village, Tambora District, West Jakarta, Thursday, March 12, 2026.

The perpetrator carried out his actions by pretending to be a buyer. He ordered a number of goods in a sufficient amount to keep the store employee busy picking up goods from the warehouse.

Based on the information from Desti, one of the mini market workers, the perpetrator initially came to the mini market stall to order one box of instant noodles and several herbal drink packages.

"He ordered instant noodles in one box, then kiranti one pack with eight contents. After that, he added two more packs, so ten. After that, he started asking about the contents of the TapCash card," he told reporters, Thursday, March 12, 2026.

While the employee was busy picking up the ordered goods, the perpetrator took advantage of the situation to approach the cashier's desk and reach into the money storage drawer.

From this action, the perpetrator managed to take Rp. 2.6 million. However, the suspicion of the employee finally emerged when one of the employees named Desti, saw the movements of the perpetrator's hand which was already in the cash drawer.

"When I was in front, I saw his hand had entered the drawer," he said.

Desti then asked for help from his colleagues to detain the perpetrator and check his belongings before the police were called to the location.

The Tambora Police Criminal Investigation Unit, AKP Sudrajat Djumantara, said his party immediately went to the location after receiving a report from the community.

Officers immediately secured the perpetrator to avoid the wrath of residents who had gathered around the mini market.

"The perpetrator was successfully secured without resistance. From the results of the preliminary examination, the perpetrator admitted that he had carried out similar actions about five times in the West Jakarta and North Jakarta areas," he said.

From the information collected, the perpetrator had previously been caught by mini market employees in the Pademangan area, North Jakarta.

However, at that time he was not legally processed because the store felt sorry for him. Unfortunately, the opportunity was not used by the perpetrator to improve himself. He actually repeated his actions until he was finally caught in the Tambora area.

To the officers, the perpetrator admitted that he was determined to commit theft for economic reasons.

He also admitted that he needed money to buy new clothes and meet the needs ahead of Eid al-Fitr.