JAKARTA \u2014 A specialist in empty house theft with initials A stole a\nluxury laptop worth Rp31 million from a boarding house in Duri Kosambi,\nCengkareng, West Jakarta, on Monday, 11 May 2026.<\/p>\n
However, the stolen laptop was sold for just Rp2 million \u2014 far below\nmarket value \u2014 to someone he claimed not to know.<\/p>\n
West Jakarta Metropolitan Police\u2019s Resmob unit chief AKP George Ruben\nsaid the suspect admitted selling the laptop to settle personal\ndebts.<\/p>\n
Ruben added that the primary motive was economic pressure due to\nbusiness debts.<\/p>\n
A told investigators he owed around Rp150 million from his culinary\nbusiness.<\/p>\n
\u201cAccording to his statement, he had debts of about Rp150 million for\nhis business, which was selling nasi kebuli,\u201d Ruben said.<\/p>\n
In footage obtained by Kompas.com, the suspect was seen parking a red\nHonda Vario motorcycle in front of a boarding house.<\/p>\n
He then entered the boarding house area to observe the surroundings\nbefore leaving with a MacBook laptop.<\/p>\n
The laptop was immediately placed in the motorcycle\u2019s luggage\ncompartment before the suspect fled the scene.<\/p>\n
Aware his actions were captured on CCTV, the suspect attempted to\ncover his tracks by repainting his motorcycle from red to white and\nusing a fake license plate.<\/p>\n
Police nonetheless successfully tracked down A and arrested him\nwithout resistance at his residence in Cengkareng on Friday\nafternoon.<\/p>\n
The modus operandi involved pretending to ask for directions to\nassess the target area.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/west-jakarta-thief-steals-rp31m-laptop-from-empty-house-sells-for-just-rp2m-1780113493", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }