Seputarkarawang.com - Karawang, The act of motor vehicle theft (curanmor) which was disturbing workers in the KIIC Industrial Area, East Telukjambe, has finally come to light. The Karawang Resort Police (Polres) succeeded in arresting a man with the initials N (34), the mastermind behind the disappearance of a number of motorbikes in the PT HM Sampoerna Tbk parking area. Ironically, the suspect is a former employee at the company, who used his knowledge of the situation in the field to carry out his criminal actions.The intensive investigation began with factory workers' anxiety after two official missing reports were submitted to the East Telukjambe Police in mid-March 2026. The first victim, Sukartin, lost his blue Honda Beat last February, followed by Muamar who suffered the same fate a month later. The total material losses of the two victims are estimated at IDR 36 million. The perpetrator's modus operandi targets vehicles whose owners have left them behind while they are focused on working in the production area.
The Head of Public Relations of the Karawang Police, Ipda Cep Wildan, confirmed that the identity of the perpetrator was identified thanks to in-depth analysis of CCTV footage which had gone viral in cyberspace. After carrying out tracking, the Karawang Police Sanggabuana Team arrested N at his residence, Perum Bumi Karawang Baru, on Tuesday (7/4/2026). From the hands of this resident of Ciptamargi Village, officers confiscated a stolen fleet unit which had not yet been transferred as main evidence.The police revealed that the perpetrator's status as a former employee made it easy for him to access the factory environment without triggering excessive suspicion from the internal security system. Currently, the suspect is languishing in the Karawang Police Headquarters holding cell to undergo further examination. The police are also investigating the possibility of a network of intermediaries or the involvement of other parties in the series of theft cases in the Karawang industrial zone. For this criminal act, suspect N will be charged under Article 477 of the Criminal Code regarding aggravated theft, which carries a maximum prison sentence of seven years. In response to this incident, the authorities appealed to company management and workers in industrial areas to tighten self-security. The use of double locks and technology-based monitoring systems is highly recommended to minimize opportunities for criminals in the future.
