JAKARTA - The Pademangan Police Criminal Investigation Unit managed to arrest the perpetrator of the theft with the initials H (24) in his hiding place in Lampung.
"The suspect was arrested while hiding in his grandmother's house on Jalan Raya Sidomulyo, East Lampung Regency, Lampung," said Pademangan Police Chief AKP Daniel Dirgala when confirmed, Sunday, April 5, 2026.
The suspect was arrested after carrying out his theft at his employer's drinking water depot located at Jalan Pademangan 2, gang 19, RT 07/03, Kelurahan Pademangan Timur, Kecamatan Pademangan, North Jakarta.
Even though the suspect had worked with the victim for 2 years, namely the owner of the drinking water depot.
"The motive is economic problems, for daily needs," he said.
He said the arrest of the perpetrator was carried out after the victim reported to the Pademangan Police, North Jakarta.
In the report, the perpetrator with the initials H entered the drinking water depot, then went to the cash drawer (cash drawer) section inside the store which was locked at that time.
The cash drawer containing money and a Samsung A05 brand mobile phone was taken and put into a plastic bag by the perpetrator.
The perpetrator then took the ignition key of the Honda Scoopy motorcycle and the chain lock key which was on the keychain.
Furthermore, the perpetrator came out of the store and opened the chain on the motorcycle and started the motorcycle using the ignition key to take it away.
From the suspect's hands, a number of evidence was seized in the form of a photocopy of the Honda Scoopy B 4177 UEJ BPKB, CCTV footage, a Samsung brand mobile phone, a black owl shirt and a Honda Scoopy motorcycle belonging to the victim.
Until now, the suspect is still in the Pademangan Police detention cell for further legal proceedings.
The suspect was charged with Article 477 No. 1 of 2023 concerning the Criminal Code with a maximum penalty of 7 years in prison.
According to the victim's statement, the suspect was his employee who had been transferred to the drinking water depot in West Jakarta.
He also did not expect that the perpetrator of the theft was his own employee.
"As a result of socializing, as a result of online gambling, he was blinded. The police managed to arrest the suspect in Lampung, I am very happy," said the victim.
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