The Gang Of Thieves 'Prohibited From Preempting From Left' The Tangerang-Merak Toll Road Was Arrested By The Police

Disclosure of the case of the theft of toll traffic signs at the Serang Police Headquarters, Banten, Tuesday (24/10/2023). (ANTARA/Desi Purnama Sari)

SERANG - Mobile Investigation Team (Resmob) of the Serang Police Satreskrim, revealed a case of theft of traffic signs in the Tangerang-Merak toll road area and Serang-Panimbang toll road.

Serang Police Chief AKBP Wiwin Setiawan said the police arrested six perpetrators of the theft when they carried out the theft on the Tangerang-Merak KM 47 toll road on Wednesday (18/10).

"The six suspects arrested included SB (32), AY (38), HS (31), DA (41), AS (27), and AR (38), residents of Kampung and Telaga Sari Village, Cikupa District, Tangerang Regency," Wiwin said as quoted by ANTARA, Tuesday, October 24.

The disclosure of the case of the theft of traffic signs stems from a report by PT Wijaya Karya, as a company for the construction of the Serang-Panimbang Toll Road, which reported the theft of an iron pole for traffic signs at KM 80 Tunjungteja on Saturday (14/10).

"From this information, the Serang Police Resmob Team immediately processed the crime scene (TKP) and succeeded in identifying the truck vehicle used as a means of crime," explained Wiwin.

Then, on Wednesday (18/10), at around 04.00 WIB, the Serang Police Resmob Team received information that the suspected truck was on the Tangerang-Merak Toll Road.

"After receiving the report, the Resmob Team coordinated with the PJR (High Road Patrol) of the Ciujung Main Police Traffic Corps, the Banten Police Ditpamobvit, and PT Astra Tamer as toll road operators," said Wiwin.

After conducting a sweep along the Tangerang-Merak toll road, the team found the suspected truck, then the truck was stopped and searched.

"During the search, it was found that there were six perpetrators, iron, toll road signs from the theft that had just been stolen on the Cijung Toll Road. The six perpetrators along with the vehicle and iron signs were immediately secured to the Serang Police Headquarters," said Wiwin.

Meanwhile, the Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of the Serang Police, AKP Andi Kurniady ES, said that from the results of the investigation, the perpetrators admitted that they had stolen traffic signs on the Tangerang-Merak Toll Road and Serang-Panimbang Toll Road three times.

"From the stolen goods, the perpetrators sold to collectors in the Tangerang area for Rp. 4 million," said Andi.

The police secured evidence in the theft case, including a Toyota Dyna truck, two crowbars, saws, pipes, pass keys, three cell phones, and iron from the crime.

Andi said that currently the police are still developing the case because it is possible that there are other perpetrators.

"Currently, it is still in the process of being developed and it is possible that more than three thefts have been carried out or there are also other perpetrators," he said.

For their actions, the six perpetrators were charged with Article 363 of the Criminal Code with a threat of seven years in prison.