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Three men arrested for allegedly stealing money from man using ATM
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The suspects allegedly used a toothpick to tamper with the ATM. (JP/Wienda Parwitasari)
T
he Tanjung Priok Port Police arrested three men over the weekend for allegedly stealing money from a man who was withdrawing cash from an ATM inside a convenience store.
The three suspects allegedly tampered with the ATM, preventing the victim from inserting his card.
“The perpetrators approached the victim and offered help, and suddenly the victim’s card was replaced with their card,” said police chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Eko Hadi Santoso, as quoted by tribunnews.com.
He said each of the perpetrators had different roles. One was in charge of sticking the toothpick into the card slot, swapping the victim’s card and withdrawing the money, while another offered assistance and tried to peek at the victim’s personal identification number (PIN), and the third was the driver.
The victim realized his money had been stolen, and reported it to the police, who later arrested the three suspects within 24 hours as the alleged crime was caught on CCTV. The suspects were found in Taman Sari, West Jakarta.
The police confiscated evidence such as the toothpick, Rp 1.2 million (US$87) in cash, 27 ATM cards from various banks and two cell phones. They are charged under Article 363 on theft with a penalty of up to seven years’ imprisonment. (wnd/evi)
