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Police arrest angkot driver accused of robbing grocery store before his morning route

From Republika · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Police in Cimahi arrested angkot driver Deni Saputra over the alleged burglary of a grocery store on Aug. 20.
  • Police said he used his angkot to carry away 21 gas cylinders, about 550 cigarette packs and 15 litres of Pertalite fuel.
  • The store owner’s losses were estimated at about 21 million rupiah.

Police in Cimahi, West Java, arrested Deni Saputra, a 48-year-old angkot driver accused of breaking into a grocery store and causing losses estimated at about 21 million rupiah.

The burglary took place at around 6 a.m. on Aug. 20 at a store on Jalan Ibu Ganirah in Cibeber, South Cimahi. Police uncovered the case during the 2026 Libas Lodaya operation.

Cimahi police criminal investigations chief Teguh Kumara said Deni allegedly acted alone. He reportedly forced open the shop door, took various goods and used his angkot to transport them. The stolen items included 21 three-kilogram LPG cylinders, about 550 cigarette packs worth roughly 17 million rupiah, and a 15-litre container of Pertalite petrol.

After entering, the perpetrator took various merchandise. He brought an angkot to transport his goods.

— Teguh KumaraThe Cimahi police official described how the suspect allegedly carried out the burglary.
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Originally published by Republika in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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