Kupang \u2014 A female teenager identified by the initials PS (15) has\nbeen arrested by police on suspicion of stealing gold belonging to her\nadoptive mother in order to buy an iPhone. The incident occurred in\nFatululi, Oebobo District, Kupang City, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT). PS is\ncurrently undergoing questioning at Kupang City Police.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe secured the suspect as she was about to leave a guesthouse on\nJalan Frans Seda, Kupang City, on Wednesday night (4 March 2026),\u201d said\nAKP Jumpatua Simanjorang, Head of the Criminal Investigation Unit\n(Kasatreskrim) of Kupang City Police, to detikBali on Thursday (5 March\n2026).<\/p>\n
Jumpatua explained the case occurred on Monday afternoon (2 March\n2026). PS\u2019s adoptive mother, DA, had been busy tidying belongings after\nmoving house to Fatululi. DA stored a bag containing several pieces of\ngold jewellery in front of a wardrobe. PS entered the room and took all\nof the jewellery. DA only realised the loss when inspecting the bag and\nfinding the jewellery missing. Suspicions then pointed to the adoptive\ndaughter as the only other person present at home. However, PS did not\nadmit to the theft when questioned and also blocked DA\u2019s contact number.\nDA subsequently reported the case to Kupang City Police on Tuesday (3\nMarch 2026).<\/p>\n
Following the report, police launched an investigation. PS was\narrested at a guesthouse on Jalan Frans Seda. Under interrogation, PS\nadmitted the gold jewellery had already been sold to someone in the\nvicinity of Tedis Beach, Kota Lama District, Kupang City.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is very regrettable that the suspect stole merely to buy an\niPhone 11 Pro and use it to have fun with her friends. This should\nremind us all of the importance of supervising our children\u2019s circle of\nfriends,\u201d Jumpatua said. At present, Jumpatua stated, the Crime\nInvestigation Unit has secured one iPhone 11 Pro purchased with the\nproceeds of the theft, along with a pledge document for the gold. Police\nhave also detained a man suspected of being the receiver of the stolen\ngoods. \u201cThe offender is undergoing intensive questioning. We will\nconduct a case review to elevate the status to inquiry, seize the\nevidence in full, and continue to develop potential involvement of other\nparties,\u201d he added.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/kupang-teen-girl-steals-adoptive-mothers-gold-to-buy-iphone-1772730515", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }