Pekanbaru Residents Are Worried, 10 Prisoners Escape From Police Detention

Illustration of the perpetrator of the crime (VOI)

PekanbarU - Pekanbaru City Police, Riau Province and their ranks arrested two of the 10 prisoners from the Rumbai Sector Police who escaped from the detention cell two days ago, having been worried about local residents. Head of Pekanbaru Police, Kombes Pol Jefri Ronald Parulian Siagian when confirmed, Friday, confirmed the incident. He said, after learning about the incident his party immediately moved to secure the escaped prisoners. "Two have been arrested. We are also directly in the form of a special team and the team is currently working," he said, quoted by ANTARA, Friday, August 11. He emphasized that his staff worked optimally in hunting down the detainees. Meanwhile, these escaped prisoners were suspects in various cases such as theft, embezzlement, and narcotics. As a result, currently two of the 10 escaped prisoners have been arrested. Both were arrested at different locations in Pekanbaru City, while the other prisoners are still in the search process. The news of the escape of the prisoners spread widely in the WhatsApp conversation group to be careful with unknown people. Even photos along with the names of the 10 people were also spread.

"To be careful through the streets of Perawang-Pekanbaru via PT Sawit Inti Raya. It is estimated that they fled towards Okura Village," reads a chain message spread across a Whatsapp conversation group. Until now, it is not known how this prisoner escaped and escaped from the cell. Some say that by going through a ceiling or roof, some by breaking into cells to digging the ground.