3 Residents And 1 Employee With A Gondol Unit For His Neighbor's Workshop Machine In Agam, West Sumatra, Stolen Results Stored In Loteng

The Agam Police in West Sumatra (West Sumatra) arrested four suspected perpetrators of the theft of a workshop machine in Jorong Gasan Ketek, Nagari Tiku Selatan, Tanjung Mutiara District.

The four perpetrators had the initials MW (35), MA (27), M (33) and A (33), all residents of Jorong Gasan Kaciak, Nagari Tiku Selatan, Tanjung Mutiara District, Agam Regency. The various machines they stole were stored in the attic of MA's house.

"There was no resistance from the four perpetrators during the arrest and they were secured at their homes," said Head of the Agam Police Criminal Investigation Unit AKP Efrian Mustaqim Batiti in Lubukbasung, Agam, West Sumatra, Sunday, July 30, confiscated by Antara.

The evidence that was secured consisted of a large charging machine, a welding machine, a small cat, a gerinda machine, a concrete drilling machine, a magnetic drill machine and a ukir machine.

"The perpetrator and the evidence were immediately taken to the Tanjung Mutiara Police. After that they were secured to the Agam Police Headquarters for further processing," he said.

He explained that the arrests of the four perpetrators began with reporting to the Tanjung Mutiara Police on May 12, 2023.

The theft of the victim's workshop equipment located in Jorong Gasan Kaciak, South Nagari Tiku, Tanjung Mutiara District, was discovered by the complainant on Friday, May 12, 2023 at around 13.20 WIB.

Based on the information from the reporter, the Agam Police conducted an investigation into the truth of the reported information.

Then information was obtained that the alleged perpetrators of the theft amounted to four people. The arrests were made of four perpetrators on Saturday, July 29 at around 07.00 WIB.

"One of the perpetrators is an employee of the victim, and the other three perpetrators are neighbors of the victim. The total loss to the victim is around Rp. 80 million," he said.

For their actions, the four perpetrators of the crime of theft were threatened with Article 363 of the Criminal Code with a maximum penalty for the year in prison.