Train thief in West Jakarta apprehended, here is the chronology

KAI Commuter has announced that the suspect involved in the theft of a bag containing a mobile phone and a laptop from a passenger in the Tamansari area, West Jakarta, has been caught.

VP Corporate Secretary of KAI Commuter, Karina Amanda, stated that the suspect has been handed over to the police for further processing. “The apprehension of the suspect was carried out as a result of tracking via the CCTV Analytic system owned by KAI Commuter,” she said in Jakarta on Thursday night.

The arrest took place after the victim reported the loss of their belongings while travelling on Commuter Line No.1153 towards Jakarta Kota last Tuesday (29/9).

“Subsequently, relevant officers conducted a review of the CCTV footage inside the train and entered the footage of the suspect into the CCTV Analytic system,” said Karina.

“The suspect was successfully secured at Tebet Station on Thursday (1/10) morning to be questioned and subsequently reunited with the victim at the Tebet Station Security Post,” Karina added.

Following this, the victim, accompanied by station security officers, handed the suspect over to the Jakarta Metropolitan Regional Police (Polda Metro Jaya) for legal proceedings.

In a video uploaded by the Instagram account @warga.jakbar, a passenger reported losing a bag containing valuables after placing it in the luggage rack. The viral video shows a man taking the victim’s red backpack. The caption of the post noted that the items inside the bag included one grey Asus ExpertBook laptop and one dark blue Redmi 9C mobile phone.