Police Arrested By Police In West Jakarta, Has Been Acting 15 Times Using Old Mode

JAKARTA - Five perpetrators of motorcycle fraud in West Jakarta have been arrested by the West Jakarta Police. One of them is a woman. They target the victims are children who carry motorbikes.

Two perpetrators with the initials ER and DS acted as executor. Meanwhile, the other three actors with the initials STE, PF and MR acted as intermediaries.

The West Jakarta Metro Police Chief, Kombes Pasma Royce, explained that the perpetrators had an old method, namely accusing the victim of a fight with his brother.

"The perpetrator acted by targeting minors who were riding motorbikes," Kombes Pasma told reporters, Thursday, May 19.

Pasma explained, When the perpetrators saw that there were potential victims, namely small children on motorbikes, they immediately grabbed them and stopped them.

When he stopped, continued Pasma, the perpetrator accused the victim of having had an argument with the perpetrator's sister.

"After the victim was successfully tricked, the two perpetrators immediately took the motorbike and ran away," he explained.

Pasma said this gang had carried out a dozen times in several locations in Jakarta.

"The perpetrators have acted 15 times in the past year, and have acted around the Jakarta area," he said.

A total of 14 motorcycles with various brands were secured, in addition we also confiscated 14 pairs of fake number plates, 56 fake STNKs, motorcycles of various brands, gold jewelry and cash.

Pasma appealed to the public to be wiser in giving vehicles to their underage children

"In addition to not meeting the requirements for riding a motorcycle, of course it can also lead to crime," he said.