Suspected Motor Thief Dies After Being Attacked by Residents in Jaksel

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JAKARTA - A suspected motorcycle theft perpetrator was killed after being attacked by the crowd after being caught while allegedly about to act on Jalan Jiban II RT, Grogol Selatan, Kebayoran Lama, South Jakarta, early Friday, April 17, 2026.

Kanit Reskrim Polsek Kebayoran Lama AKP Ivo Amelia said that when officers arrived at the location, the suspected perpetrator was already seriously injured due to the beating of residents.

"When we came, the perpetrator was already battered," Ivo told reporters, Monday, April 20, 2026.

The police then evacuated the alleged perpetrator to the hospital for medical treatment. However, his life was not saved shortly after arriving at the hospital.

"The perpetrator is dead. When we got to the hospital, we were told that the perpetrator had died. Yes, because of the residents," he said.

From the initial examination, the police found evidence in the form of a letter T key and several motorcycle keys carried by the perpetrator.

According to residents, the alleged perpetrator is suspected of having stolen several motorcycles in the area. The suspicion arose after residents matched the characteristics of the perpetrator with CCTV footage from the previous incident.

"Because it is seen from the first CCTV that the person has the same face, the same characteristics. So maybe the community is angry," said Ivo.

The police are also investigating the possibility of other perpetrators. Based on CCTV footage, the perpetrator was seen acting alone. However, the investigation is still ongoing.

"In the CCTV it was alone, we saw it was one person. If it was a conspiracy, we are still investigating," he said.

Currently, the identity of the suspected perpetrator has been bagged by the South Jakarta Metro Police Inafis team. The police are also trying to contact the family concerned.

"We are trying to contact his family," he concluded.

The action of residents who caught the alleged perpetrator of a robbery in Grogol Selatan, Kebayoran Lama, early Friday, April 17, 2026, was previously recorded by CCTV and went viral on social media.

The perpetrator was secured with the T key evidence and was briefly the target of a mob. Residents suspect that the perpetrator is the same person in a series of previous cases of robbery, so they carried out surveillance until they finally managed to catch him when he returned to action.

"Residents say the theft occurred repeatedly with a pattern every 10 days, namely on March 17 and 27, April 7, until the last April 17, 2026," wrote the caption of the @radiodalam_jaksel account post which was seen by VOI.