Three Arrested for Car Window Smash-and-Grab Theft of Rp 55 Million in Serang

The Criminal Investigation Unit of Serang Police arrested three suspects for vehicle theft using a car window smash-and-grab method in the Cikande district of Serang Regency. The suspects had targeted a woman who had just withdrawn cash from a bank.

The victim, a woman named Ani, aged 46, became the target after withdrawing money from a bank for employee salary purposes on Monday, 2 March in the morning. Unbeknownst to her, she had been followed by the three suspects identified as AS (55), CA (33), and AM (39).

“The victim had just withdrawn Rp 55 million from the bank. The money was left on the front seat of her New Avanza whilst the victim was exchanging small change at a roadside stall. It was at that moment that the suspects carried out their act in Nambo Ilir, Cikande,” said Serang Police Chief, AKBP Andri Kurniawan, on Monday, 9 March 2026.

Following the incident, the victim immediately reported the matter to Cikande Police Station. Armed with this report, the Mobile Team of the Criminal Investigation Unit of Serang Police, led by Ipda Athallah Thoriq together with Aipda Sutrisno, conducted an investigation until they successfully identified the suspects.

“After obtaining information about the suspects’ whereabouts, the team immediately took action and managed to apprehend two suspects, namely CA and AM, whilst they were sheltering at a petrol station in the Cisoka area, Tangerang Regency,” he said.

Andri stated that the suspects had actually planned to strike again, targeting bank customers in the Maja area. However, the plan failed because one of the suspects, AS, became separated from the group due to rain.

From the confessions of the two arrested suspects, officers then learned of the whereabouts of suspect AS, who was sheltering at an Alfamart minimarket in the Cisoka area. “Officers immediately took action and managed to apprehend the suspect without resistance,” Andri added.

Meanwhile, Serang Police’s Criminal Investigation Head, AKP Andi Kurniady ES, revealed that this group are seasoned criminals. They had previously carried out a similar act on 24 September 2025 on Serang-Jakarta Road.

“In the previous act, the suspects successfully made off with Rp 400 million from inside the victim’s vehicle. The money from the crime has been admitted to have been spent on daily necessities and paying off debts,” Andi explained.