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Pur, a suspect in breaking into grocery stalls in Purworejo/ Photo: Doc. Central Java Police

PURWOREJO - A middle-aged man managed to break into a grocery shop on Jalan Mayjen Sutoyo Purworejo III Rt. 002 Rw. 010 Pangenjuru Tengah Village, Purworejo District, Purworejo Regency, Monday morning, March 15.

The owner of a grocery shop is Hadi Kusyanto (60). Meanwhile, the perpetrator with the initials Pur (51) is a resident of Jalan Nusakambangan Km, South Cilacap who lives in Tegal Kuning Village Rt 001 Rw 005, Banyuurip District, Purworejo Regency, Central Java.

Pur's theft caused Hadi to suffer losses in the form of gas cylinders measuring 3 kg as much as 4 (four) pieces, a number of cigarettes, saset coffee, food, canned milk, and cash amounting to Rp50,000. In total, the victim suffered a loss of Rp. 2 million.

Purworejo Police Chief, AKP Bruyi Rohman Warsito, representing Purworejo Police Chief, AKBP Eko Sunaryo said that the perpetrators pryed the door to break into Hadi's shop.

"The perpetrator entered the shop by prying the door with a crowbar, after the door opened then the perpetrator took the items in the grocery store," explained Purworejo Police Chief, Wednesday, March 13.

The victim realized that his shop was burglarized after being contacted by Kanti (50), a fried food seller near the victim's shop. Kanti as a witness informed Hadi that the door to the victim's shop was open.

Realizing that something was wrong, Hadi asked his wife to check. Arriving at the shop he found the shop door open accompanied by items in the shop was a mess. The victim immediately reported to the police.

The Purworejo Police Satreskrim Opsnal Unit conducted a series of investigations and found out about the identity and whereabouts of the perpetrators.

"This perpetrator has repeatedly committed theft and is a recidivist in the 2016 theft and weighting case," added the Purworejo Police Chief.

From this incident, the police secured evidence in the form of a small crowbar as evidence.

As a result of his actions, Pur was charged with Article 363 of the Criminal Code with a maximum imprisonment of five years.