Sumedang Police Foil Youth Brawl Disguised as Sarong Fight
Sumedang (ANTARA) — Sumedang District Police in West Java successfully foiled a planned youth brawl disguised as a sarong fight that a group of young people intended to carry out in the Sawah Pojom area on Jalan Naluk in the early hours of Sunday.
Sumedang Police Chief Senior Commissioner Sandityo Mahardika explained that his officers had detained ten youths along with evidence as part of the prevention effort.
“This action was part of our Ramadan patrol operations. Police detained ten youths along with evidence, including eight sarongs filled with stones intended for the sarong fight,” he said.
He explained that officers had also confiscated a number of other items as evidence, including one short ruler and one long ruler that had been sharpened, one machete, and seven motorcycles.
All the youths were taken to Sumedang Police headquarters for data recording, counselling, and parental notification before being returned to their families.
Meanwhile, he also explained that the force continuously conducts a combination of preventive and educational patrols during Ramadan to maintain public security and order within the Sumedang Regency jurisdiction.
He added that routine patrols led by Traffic Unit Head Inspector Agus Sukaerdi Suryana are conducted from 21:30 local time, focusing on educational patrols, curfew enforcement for students, tackling thuggery, drug eradication, and prevention of burglary, robbery and vehicle theft.
In addition to routine patrols, Sumedang Police also conduct dialogic afternoon patrols at 16:00 local time through the Public Order Unit to deliver public order advisories in a humane manner to residents going about their afternoon activities.
Police Chief Mahardika added that maintaining a conducive environment is not solely the responsibility of the police but must involve all elements of society.
“We invite all elements of society to work together in keeping our area conducive. Synergy between the police, parents, schools, and the community is essential in preventing juvenile delinquency and public order disturbances,” he concluded.