Big Man From Jakarta With Tattooed Hands, Battered Face, Caught After Stealing Patient's Cellphone At Weleri Hospital

Deka, suspected of stealing cellphones at Weleri Hospital while undergoing examination at Weleri Police/Photo: Doc. Police

KENDAL- Deka Putra, a resident of Jakarta, was arrested by the Weleri Police Criminal Investigation Unit after stealing a cellphone at the Weleri Islamic Hospital, Kendal. According to police information, the tattooed man has often carried out these actions in a number of places.

"It's true. The Weleri Sector Criminal Investigation Department arrested the perpetrators of the theft of cellphones. We arrested the perpetrators after stealing cellphones at the Weleri Islamic Hospital," said Weleri Police Chief, Commissioner Adjutant of Police Ruslan, in a written statement received Sunday, July 3.

Ruslan said, the perpetrators often commit theft of cellphones in a number of hospitals in Kendal. The mode used by the perpetrators is to disguise themselves as visitors or the patient's family, the perpetrator freely takes cellphones belonging to the patient and the patient's family.

"This perpetrator is a specialist because the target is the cellphone belonging to the patient or the family of a hospital patient. He (the perpetrator) disguises himself as a visitor or a patient's family so that he can freely carry out his actions," he explained.

According to the perpetrator's confession, he often pretended to disguise himself as a patient's family to trick the officers and the patient or the patient's family in the inpatient room.

"When I want to steal, I pretend to be a visitor or a patient's family. I wait when they careless, (patient family) who are sleeping and put their cellphones carelessly," said the perpetrator, Deka.

Deka admitted that he was desperate to steal because he was pressed for economic needs and had stolen cellphones several times in several hospitals, one of which was at the Islam Weleri Hospital.

"I have stolen several cellphones, including Weleri Hospital and Suwondo Hospital. I was determined to steal cellphones for living expenses," he concluded.

The arrest of this perpetrator began when a number of families and patients at the Weleri Islamic Hospital often lost their cellphones.

"The victim and the hospital have reported the incident because cellphone theft often occurs. From the report, we will then follow up by conducting an investigation," explained Ruslan.

Based on CCTV footage, the Weleri Police Criminal Investigation Unit was able to reveal the identity of the perpetrator and managed to arrest him at his hiding place.

"From the CCTV footage at the Islam Weleri hospital, we were able to reveal the identity of the perpetrator and arrest the perpetrator at his hiding place," he said.

From the results of the arrest of the perpetrators, the police managed to secure evidence in the form of a cellphone and a motorcycle used.

"From the hands of the perpetrators, we secured evidence of one unit of cellphone and a motorcycle used by the perpetrator," he added.

The perpetrators will be charged with Article 362 of the Criminal Code concerning theft with a penalty of five years in prison.