Babysitter arrested for alleged jewelry theft
Babysitter arrested for alleged jewelry theft
JAKARTA (JP): Kebayoran Lama Police detectives in South
Jakarta have arrested a 15-year-old babysitter for allegedly
stealing 10 gold and diamond rings worth at least Rp 35 million
(US$4,900) from the house of her employer.
Head of the subprecinct detectives unit, First Lt. Ayep Wahyu,
identified the suspect on Wednesday as Purwati, who started
working at the residence of Lili on Jl. Praja in South Jakarta
eight days ago.
The teenager was found by the police hiding at a rented house
of a friend, Taufik, in Condet, East Jakarta, on Tuesday, a few
hours after allegedly committing the crime.
The police were able to trace her whereabouts with the help of
a woman called Iis, who had recommended Purwati to work for
Lili's family.
Purwati reportedly confessed to stealing some of the valuable
rings from the dressing table in her employer's bedroom and the
rest from a cupboard drawer in another room of the house on
Tuesday afternoon, officer Ayep said.
"Purwati took them and left the house without saying goodbye
to anybody, except Dila, 10, Lili's daughter who Purwati was
hired to babysit," the officer added.
A few minutes after Purwati left the house, Iis arrived and
asked for the babysitter.
"Lili first lied and said that Purwati was unwell and was
asleep in the back of the house. But when Iis entered the house,
Lili caught her and called us," Ayep said.
The police later learned that the babysitter had a beeper with
her.
"We then beeped her using Iis's name, saying that Iis wanted
to meet her in Lebak Bulus. But she never showed up," he added.
Based on information from Iis, Ayep and his team rushed to
Tariq's house in Condet and detained the teenage babysitter.
Purwati allegedly confessed to stealing the rings, because: "I
wanted to keep them. They would've looked nice on my fingers."
Purwati also had an Indonesian Islamic Country (NII)
membership card in her possession. Police are still investigating
the case. (ylt)