While he went inside for a coffee, a resident's motorcycle in Tamansari was stolen

Jakarta (ANTARA) - A casual labourer with initials B deliberately stole a resident’s motorcycle on Jalan Gajah Mada, Tamansari, West Jakarta, on Thursday, when he left his vehicle running in front of a house to go inside for a cup of coffee.

The incident began when the victim, initials AG, started the motorcycle in front of his house. While the engine was running, the victim left the motorcycle and went inside to have a coffee. The offender, B, saw this as an opportunity and pushed the running motorcycle onto the road to ride away.

The victim, who was inside drinking coffee, noticed something odd about the sound of his motorcycle and hurried outside to find the bike already in the hands of the offender.

Without much delay, the victim together with two witnesses, initials M and R, who happened to be at the scene, pursued and managed to seize the offender.

“The victim saw the bike being pushed by the offender. With local residents, the offender was successfully secured,” said AKP Egy Irwansyah, head of the Criminal Investigation Unit at Tamansari Police Sector, when contacted in Jakarta on Thursday.

After being secured, the victim was beaten by a mob at the scene.

Egy said the offender initials B was secured by the Tamansari Police Sector Criminal Investigation Unit around 05:30 WIB.

“The offender has been secured by the Tamansari Police Sector after being caught red-handed while taking away the victim’s motorbike,” said Egy.

For his actions, the offender is charged under Article 476 of the KUHP with a maximum penalty of five years in prison.