JAKARTA - The Criminal Investigation Unit (Satreskrim) of the Tanjung Priok Port Police has successfully arrested a syndicate of specialists in stealing truck trailer batteries that often operate in the Tanjung Priok Port area, North Jakarta.
Two suspects with initials JA (36) and A (19). Both perpetrators stole the battery while the car was running and stuck in traffic.
From the hands of the second suspect, the police confiscated a number of truck trailer batteries that had been stolen by the perpetrators.
For further processing, the two suspects and the evidence of stolen batteries and a number of tools were secured to the Tanjung Priok Port Police.
"So this incident started from community information that there are often battery thefts in our area. Based on this incident, we made preventive efforts through patrol activities. This patrol is routinely carried out and we managed to find two suspicious young people," said Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of Tanjung Priok Port Police, AKP A. A Ngurah Made Pandu Prabawa to reporters, Monday, May 18, 2026, evening.
The Head of the Police explained that the arrest of the two suspects began with the arrest of one perpetrator when he was caught throwing a battery from the top of a truck that was running.
"So after that, the battery was secured or taken by other perpetrators. The JA perpetrator then returned to take another battery. Then we managed to catch it along with evidence of a bag containing many saws, tangs, screwdrivers and other tools to steal batteries," he said.
At the arrest of JA, the police also chased after the other perpetrator with the initials A. Suspect A was also arrested along with the evidence of the stolen battery.
"So the way they work together. One person rides a motorcycle following the truck, and one goes up the truck. He takes advantage of the moment when the vehicle stops or is stuck. When riding on top of the vehicle, he tries to remove the battery, cut it, and so on," he said.
Both suspects admitted that they had carried out battery theft 3 times in several points in the Tanjung Priok Port area.
"During the fourth action, both of them were successfully arrested by our members in the field. They sold the battery with a per kilogram sales system, depending on how heavy the battery is. Regarding the results of the crime, what it is used for, is still under investigation," he said.
For their actions, the two suspects JA and A were charged with Article 477 paragraph 1 of the Criminal Code regarding theft with a charge.
"Both are threatened with imprisonment for 7 years," he said.
Currently, the Tanjung Priok Port Police Criminal Investigation Unit is still conducting development and deepening of the examination.
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