Police Arrest Kawasaki ER6F Motorcycle Thief Test Drive Mode In Semarang

Four suspects in the motorcycle theft case were presented during a press release at the Semarang Police Headquarters, Wednesday. (ANTARA / IC Senjaya)

SEMARANG - Police arrested the perpetrator of the motorcycle theft in Semarang City, Central Java, with the mode of conducting a test drive which then fled the victim's vehicle.

Semarang Deputy Chief of Police AKBP Wiwit Ari Wibowo explained that the suspect TL (47), a resident of Tuntang, Semarang Regency, took action last on January 6 at the victim's house in the Sampangan area, Semarang City.

The perpetrator targeted the victim's Kawasaki ER6F type motorcycle based on his search on social media.

The perpetrator who knew the victim's vehicle was about to be sold then contacted to see firsthand his condition.

"The perpetrator then asked to be able to try, but then did not come back again," he said as quoted by ANTARA, Wednesday, January 10.

From the results of the investigation based on CCTV footage around the scene, the police arrested the perpetrator along with evidence of stolen motorbikes at his home.

At the perpetrator's house, the police also found another motorcycle that was also suspected of being stolen.

According to the perpetrator's statement, the Kawasaki KLX motorcycle was stolen in the same fashionable manner when it took action in November 2023.

Together with the suspect TL, the police also arrested three other perpetrators who acted as collectors and buyers of stolen goods.

For their actions, the perpetrators were charged with Article 363 of the Criminal Code regarding theft or Article 372 of the Criminal Code concerning embezzlement.