The Man Who Snatched A Bag Belonging To A Woman Vegetable Trader In Benhil, Central Jakarta Arrested At His In-laws' House, Perpetrators Positive For Sabu

Suspect snatched woman vegetable seller in Benhil, Central Jakarta/ Photo: IST

JAKARTA - The suspect in the robbery of a bag belonging to a traveling vegetable vendor in the Lower Dam area was arrested by the Criminal Investigation Unit of the Tanah Abang Police, Monday, April 25. The suspect is known to have the initials CB (23) a resident of Jalan Jatibunder, Tanah Abang.

Tanah Abang Metro Police Chief AKBP Harris Kurniawan said that the perpetrator of the robbery of victim Sularmi (50) a trader in the area of Jalan Danau Gelinggang, Bendungan Hilir, Central Jakarta, which occurred on Monday, April 18, was successfully arrested.

"Yes, that's right, we managed to apprehend one perpetrator," he told reporters, Monday, April 25.

Meanwhile, the Head of Criminal Investigation at the Tanah Abang Police, AKP Fiernando Adriansyah, explained that suspect CB was arrested by members of the Criminal Investigation Unit of the Tanah Abang Metro Police at his father-in-law's house on Jalan Tomang Tinggi VI, Tomang Village, Grogol Petamburan District.

"From the results of the examination, the perpetrator was found to have consumed methamphetamine drugs. The urine results were positive for methamphetamine," he explained.

The suspect and the evidence were taken to the Tanah Abang Metro Police Headquarters for further processing. As a result of the mugging incident, the victim suffered losses in the form of Rp. 300 thousand, glasses, debt notebook and cellphone.

"The perpetrator was charged with Article 362 of the Criminal Code. The modus operandi of the perpetrator was to pretend he was going to buy chicken and asked for the chicken to be cut into pieces. Then the perpetrator also asked for shrimp. When the victim took the shrimp, the perpetrator quickly grabbed the victim's bag and fled," he said.

Previously reported, street crime is now indiscriminate. A mobile vegetable trader named Sularmi was also targeted by criminals on Jalan Gelinggang, Bendungan Hilir, Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta.

The mugging was caught on CCTV camera and uploaded to an Instagram account. The perpetrator came pretending to be a buyer.

When the victim was careless, the perpetrator immediately took the victim's bag containing the money from selling, a cellphone and a buyer's debt record book.

After getting the target item, the perpetrator immediately stepped on the gas.

Meanwhile, the victim, knowing that her bag was stolen, tried to chase the perpetrator. But the victim's efforts ran aground, the perpetrator managed to escape.