Police Shoot Motorcycle Thief In Garut Who Takes Small Children Hostage With Airsoft Gun During Arrest

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GARUT - The Garut Police Sancang Team shot the leg of a criminal gang that specializes in motorcycle theft. The perpetrator was shot for trying to resist the officers during an arrest in Garut Regency, West Java.

"During the development, perpetrator Y (the suspect's initials) fled and fought back. We took firm and measured action against the perpetrator by shooting him in the leg," said Garut Police Chief Adjunct Senior Commissioner Wirdhanto Hadicaksono, quoted by Antara, Thursday, September 9.

He said the Garut Police arrested three perpetrators, namely the initials Y, I, and R, who are a specialist gang of motorcycle theft with violent acts in the Garut area and other cities.

The disclosure of their crime began when the perpetrators Y and I were caught by the residents while trying to steal a motorcycle on Jalan Merdeka, Tarogong Kidul District, Saturday, September 4.

The Sancang team, who was on patrol, immediately arrested perpetrator Y, who at that time had taken a small child hostage by pointing an air soft gun.

"During the arrest, perpetrator Y took a small child hostage using an airsoft gun and was fired, but then the Sancang Team, assisted by the community, was able to successfully arrest perpetrator Y without any victims from the community," he said.

After securing perpetrator Y, said the Police Chief, his staff carried out the following developments to secure other perpetrators who had fled, then arrested a trafficker and secured six stolen motorcycles.

"Y and I are pickers or those who steal motorized vehicles, while R is a collector of stolen goods," he said.

The police chief said that the perpetrator was a recidivist who had stolen motorbikes dozens of times in Garut and other areas.

The perpetrator is now detained at the Garut Police Headquarters. He was charged with Article 365 of the Criminal Code with a penalty of seven years in prison.