Thugs in Central Jakarta: Smash Bowls and Threaten to Stab Porridge Vendor

The perpetrator carried out extortion by smashing the vendor’s bowls,” said Tanah Abang Metro Police Chief AKBP Dhimas Prasetyo when contacted on Friday (10/4/2026). Dhimas stated that the perpetrator also threatened to stab the victim if his demands were not met. Currently, evidence in the form of a sharp weapon has been seized from the perpetrator. “The complainant was selling porridge at the scene when three perpetrators arrived demanding a security fee of Rp 300,000 while threatening to stab if not given,” he said. The extortion incident went viral on social media on Friday (10/4), showing the perpetrator taking a porridge bowl from the victim’s cart. The perpetrator then smashed it, scattering the broken pieces. The perpetrators are also said to have carried out extortion at a coffee stall on Jalan Fachrudin, Central Jakarta. The three perpetrators have now been secured at the Tanah Abang Police Sector for further processing. “Successfully apprehended three perpetrators named TDT (26), a resident of Kampung Bali, DA (36), a resident of Kampung Bali, and OP (36), a resident of Kampung Bali,” said Dhimas.