JAKARTA - The Tanjung Priok Police Criminal Investigation Unit has arrested a thief of a charity box belonging to the Miftahul Jannah Mosque, Jalan Swasembada Timur VII Kebon Bawang Village, Tanjung Priok, North Jakarta.
"The perpetrator has the initials SR (38). We have arrested him on Jalan Manggar Blok Y Lagoa, Koja, North Jakarta," said Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of Tanjung Priok Police, AKP Handam Samudro, when confirmed by VOI, Sunday, May 24, 2026.
To the police, the perpetrator, who is also a handyman, admitted to taking money from the charity box by damaging the hinge with a screwdriver.
"The perpetrator's statement, the money taken amounted to Rp. 1,520,000. According to the results of the interim examination, the money was used for personal needs," he said.
AKP Handam said the perpetrator lived in the Koja area with his wife. Meanwhile, from the results of the investigation, the motorcycle used by the perpetrator to steal was from the results of the pawn of the motorcycle.
"So the owner in the name of the STNK sells the motorcycle, then it is bought by the person, then it is pawned to the perpetrator. The perpetrator also uses it to steal charity boxes," he said.
Meanwhile, according to MI's statement, the mosque manager, he found out about the theft when he saw the charity box at the crime scene in a state of being broken at the hinge.
When checked, the contents of the charity box were not missing. He admitted that he had not had time to count the contents of the charity box.
Furthermore, the reporter reported the incident to the Tanjung Priok Police. Based on the report, the Tanjung Priok Police Criminal Investigation Opsnal Team carried out a series of investigations.
Furthermore, based on evidence, the team managed to secure the suspected perpetrator in the Koja area along with evidence in the form of batik shirts, pants, motorcycle keys and motorcycle STNK that the perpetrator allegedly used during the incident.
"The perpetrator is still under investigation," he said.
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