Police Arrest Pematangsiantar Residents Of Thief Boxes And 4 Packs Of Cigarettes In Restaurant

Coal Police Chief, AKBP Ikhwan Lubis/IST

MEDAN - The Coal Police Criminal Investigation Unit team, North Sumatra, managed to arrest a thief who specializes in theft in a restaurant.

The Coal Police Chief, AKBP Ikhwan Lubis said that the incident occurred on Tuesday, July 20 in the morning at the 'Restu Bunda' restaurant in Hamlet Vll, Sumber Padi Village, Lima Puluh Subdistrict, Batu Bara Regency.

In this disclosure, the police managed to secure a perpetrator named Erson Roganda Malau (19) alias Ecu, a resident of North Siantar District, Pematang Siantar City.

When secured, the perpetrators must receive strict and measurable action for trying to fight back by running away from the officers.

Ikhwan explained that the incident began when Ecu and 3 of his colleagues, who are currently on the run, were driving a Pick Up type car pretending to buy rice at Restu Bunda's food stall.

At that time, the suspect saw the restaurant guard was fast asleep at his desk. Meanwhile, 3 of his colleagues were on guard outside the restaurant.

"Then the suspect sneaked into the restaurant and then took valuables in the form of cellphones, infaq boxes, and four packs of cigarettes," said Ihwan, Monday, August 16.

The suspect's actions were caught on the restaurant's CCTV. Not accepting that his place of business was stolen, the victim then made a report with the number: LP / 51 / Vll /2021 / SU / Res Batu Bara, dated July 20, 2021.

In that disclosure, the police managed to secure 1 unit of black Daihatsu Grandmax pick-up car with Nopol BK 8366 EM and 1 infaq box made of white wood.

For further investigation, the perpetrator is currently being held at the Batubara Police Detention Center. He is accused of Article 363 paragraph 1 to 4 of the Criminal Code.

"With the threat of 7 imprisonment," said the Brotherhood.