Car Spion Glass Thief In Duren Sawit Battered Beaten By Mobs, Police Alert Using Firearms

Perpetrators of car rearview mirror thieves in Duren Sawit, East Jakarta/ Photo; IST

JAKARTA - Doorr!! Spontaneously, Malaka Sari residents stopped their actions when beating a car mirror thief who was caught in action on Jalan Malaka Sari, Duren Sawit District, East Jakarta, Friday, December 15, early in the morning.

Residents were shocked after police threw hot bullets into the air, as a warning to stop their own vigilant actions.

The incident of the arrest of a car rearview mirror thief made the residents of Jalan Malaka express their emotions and beat the perpetrators.

Information was obtained, when in the early hours of the morning the perpetrators were 2 people in action. They targeted a car parked on the side of the road. When they wanted to take the rearview mirror of the car, the two perpetrators were caught by residents. The perpetrator fled but was caught by residents after a chase.

One of the perpetrators was arrested by residents, while the other perpetrator managed to escape. Meanwhile, the perpetrator who was arrested immediately became the target of the residents.

"Initially there was a suspicion when suddenly there was a car alarm. The perpetrators tried to pry the rearview mirror but failed because the car alarm was on," said Head of RW 01 Malaka Sari, Sunardi to reporters, Friday, December 15.

During a search by residents, residents also found methamphetamine from the perpetrator's body. The perpetrator is also suspected of being a drug user from the proceeds of his crime.

The perpetrator was again beaten by an angry mob for his actions. However, other residents reported the incident to the Duren Sawit Police to avoid taking justice into their own hands.

Arriving at the Duren Sawit Police buser team at the location, the police immediately secured the perpetrator while firing into the air. After the perpetrator was arrested, the police also suspected that the perpetrator was carrying drugs.

The police also asked the young man to show the location where the unused methamphetamine was dumped. However, the perpetrator was reluctant to answer. For further development, the perpetrator was taken to the Duren Sawit Police.