Yesterday's Crimes: From Assault on a PPSU Officer to the Formation of a 'Begging Gang' Task Force
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Several news items regarding criminal activity in Jakarta and its surrounding areas on Friday (15/5) include a PPSU officer in East Jakarta becoming a victim of assault after reprimanding a visitor at the local office, and the Jakarta Metropolitan Police forming a ‘Begging Gang’ Task Force.
Here is a summary:
PPSU Officer in East Jakarta Assaulted After Reprimanding Visitor
A Public Infrastructure and Facilities Officer (PPSU) from the Bidara Cina sub-district, Jatinegara, East Jakarta, named Endri (52), became a victim of assault after reprimanding a visitor in the area of the sub-district office.
“Yes, I was stabbed after I reprimanded the perpetrator who was heading to the Bidara Cina Sub-district Office,” said Endri in Jakarta, Friday.
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Cipinang Prison-Police Uncover Ecstasy Distribution in Nightclubs
The Class I Cipinang Prison in Jakarta, together with the National Police’s Narcotics Crime Directorate (Dittipidnarkoba), successfully uncovered the distribution of ecstasy and vape containing etomidate in two nightclubs in West Jakarta.
“We have uncovered the practice of distributing ecstasy and vape containing etomidate through a joint operation between the Narcotics Crime Directorate (Dittipidnarkoba) of the National Police and the Cipinang Prison,” said the Head of Class I Cipinang Prison, Wachid Wibowo, in a written statement in Jakarta, Friday.
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Police Investigate Allegations of Japanese National Involved in Child Prostitution Case
The Jakarta Metropolitan Police is still investigating allegations of a foreign national from Japan being involved in a child prostitution case.
The Head of Public Relations of the Jakarta Metropolitan Police, Commissioner Budi Hermanto, explained that the Directorate of Women and Children Protection (PPA) and the Directorate of Anti-Human Trafficking (PPO) together with the Cyber Directorate of the Jakarta Metropolitan Police have been deployed to handle the case.
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Jakarta Metropolitan Police Forms ‘Begging Gang’ Task Force
The Jakarta Metropolitan Police has formed a ‘Begging Gang’ Task Force specifically to resolve the increasing number of street robbery crimes that are disturbing the public.
“We have prepared a ‘Begging Gang’ Task Force that is ready to operate 24 hours a day to work together to make Jakarta safer,” said the Director of General Criminal Investigation of the Jakarta Metropolitan Police, Commissioner Pol Iman Imanuddin, during a press conference in Jakarta, Friday.
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Gang of Gold Necklace Thieves in Tamansari Tested Positive for Methamphetamine
The Tamansari Metro Police stated that a gang of gold necklace thieves operating in the Tamansari area, West Jakarta, tested positive for methamphetamine use.
“From the urine tests of the six members of the gang who were secured, they tested positive for methamphetamine use,” said the Head of the Tamansari Metro Police, Commissioner Pol Bobby M. Zulfikar, during a press conference at the Tamansari Metro Police Office, West Jakarta, Friday.
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