This Is The Motive For Stealing Money At A Gas Station That Went Viral Yesterday

Police officers carrying out a cash theft case at a gas station. (Photo: Rizky Sulistio/ VOI)

JAKARTA - Members of the West Jakarta Metro Police Resmob managed to apprehend the perpetrator of the theft with the initials SS alias S (36) on the edge of the Kali River, Bedeng area, Cengkareng, West Jakarta.

The perpetrator was arrested because he was caught stealing the belongings of a truck driver named Noventus Robianus at the Pondok Randu gas station, Jalan Ring Road Kosambi, West Jakarta. As a result of the incident, the victim suffered losses of up to Rp. 15 million.

The perpetrator's actions were caught on CCTV cameras at the scene and went viral on social media. The victim reported the incident that happened to him to the West Jakarta Police Headquarters.

"The perpetrators targeted the victim who was careless while refueling. From the evidence that we secured, no firearms or machetes were found from the perpetrators. The perpetrators were already there looking for targets," said the Head of the Detective Unit (Kasat) Criminal (Reskrim) West Jakarta Metro Police Commissioner Joko Dwi Harsono told reporters, Friday, August 6.

The perpetrator's mode of action was to enter from the driver's side door when the victim was off guard. The perpetrator, continued Kasat, had just carried out this theft.

"The proceeds of the theft are used for his needs. S is a vehicle jockey, while the executor of the theft is still at large," he said.

Even though they are still on the DPO, the police have already pocketed the identity of the perpetrator of the theft. "We have identified his identity.

Kasat said that his party was still investigating the case. Because SS admitted that he just met his friend who was on the run because they both lived in Cengkareng.

"The victim is just a driver. The money belongs to a spare parts company where the victim works. So he wants to make a deposit. He delivers the goods and takes the money for deposit to his company," he said.

Meanwhile, from the confession of the perpetrator SS, he admitted that he did not follow the victim's car. The perpetrator was first at the gas station.

"My friend saw on the windshield there was a bag with money there, so I took it. I've only done this once since being unemployed for 5 months. The results are divided by two, I get Rp. 6.4 million. Money for daily needs in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic," said the perpetrator who claimed to already have children.