CCTV Recorded, Conspiracy Of Mosque Charity Box Thieves In Agam West Sumatra Arrested

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BUKITTINGGI - Two charity box thieves were arrested by security officers at the Alfalah Jambu Air Mosque, Agam, West Sumatra (West Sumatra) and then handed over to the police. While one other perpetrator fled.

The Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of the Bukittinggi Police, AKP Allan Budikusumah, confirmed the arrest of the two minors.

"The theft of the charity box occurred on Thursday (5/8) afternoon at around 18.00 WIB, carried out by three young people who were caught on the CCTV camera that oversees the mosque security," said AKP Allan, quoted by Antara, Friday, August 6.

He said security officers at Jambu Air Al Falah Mosque immediately arrested two perpetrators suspected of having done the same thing at Al Falah Mosque.

"Security officers found the perpetrators were dismantling the charity box, after carrying out daily checks at the Jambu Air Alfalah Mosque," he said again.

KBO Criminal Investigation Unit of the Bukittinggi Police, Ipda Herwin, added that police officers are still hunting for one other perpetrator who managed to escape during the incident.

"The two perpetrators who were arrested with the initials D (16) address Ladang Cakiah, and his colleague R (13) with the address Jambu Air. They opened the charity box with a knife that had been prepared beforehand," he said.

The police secured evidence in the form of two charity boxes. Meanwhile, the loss is estimated at IDR 250,000.

Meanwhile, the perpetrators are threatened with a sentence of more than five years in prison in accordance with Articles 11 and 12 concerning the juvenile criminal system.

Previously, at the same location there was also the theft of charity box money which reached Rp. 10 million in April 2021.

"Previously it was known whether those who were caught were the same perpetrators as in the previous incident, we are still in the process of investigating at this time," said Ipda Herwin.