Central Mamuju Police revealed a theft case that disturbed the public because in the action the perpetrators committed theft using only underwear.
"The theft that had gone viral on social media because when we only wore underwear in action, we managed to reveal and arrest the perpetrators," said Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of the Central Mamuju Police, Iptu Fredy, in Central Mamuju, West Sulawesi Province (Sulbar), Sunday 12 December.
The perpetrator of the theft with the initials I (22), a resident of Tumbu Village, Topoyo District, continued the Head of Criminal Investigation Unit, was arrested on Saturday, December 10 at noon at around 12.00 WITA.
In addition to arresting the perpetrators, the Opsnal team of the Criminal Investigation Unit of the Central Mamuju Police also managed to confiscate a number of evidences, including two mobile phones, two rotator lights and two motorcycles.
"From the results of the interim examination, the perpetrators have committed several thefts in the Topoyo area, including cell phones and motorized vehicles which have been taking place since September 2022," he said.
Fredy said that the disclosure of the theft case began with public unrest following in the past month, many residents had lost a number of items, such as cell phones and motorbikes.
The residents' unrest had also gone viral on social media about the presence of a man suspected of having entered people's homes without permission by wearing only underwear.
The police, continued the Head of Criminal Investigation Unit, then conducted an investigation until they finally managed to arrest the perpetrator on Saturday afternoon, December 10.
The perpetrator was then secured to the Central Mamuju Police for the development of an investigation.
"We are still conducting intensive examinations of the perpetrators. Hopefully in the future, the theft in the jurisdiction of the Central Mamuju Police will decrease," he concluded.
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