Pelaku Begal Motor yang Mengaku Sebagai Anggota Polisi Untuk Mengancam Korban Berhasil Ditangkap

Two perpetrators of a theft targeting junior high school students in Mororejo Village, Kaliwungu District, Kendal Regency, have been arrested by police. The two perpetrators, who had claimed to be police officers, were apprehended while hiding in Semarang City. The two perpetrators, identified as LK and SP, were arrested by a joint team of officers from the Kaliwungu Police, the Kendal Police Mobile Brigade, and the Semarang City Police early Thursday morning. The two were arrested in the Tembalang area of ​​Semarang City after committing the theft and threatening several junior high school students in Mororejo Village, Kaliwungu, on May 13, 2026. In their attack, the perpetrators accused the victims of hitting the younger sibling of one of the perpetrators. To intimidate the victims, one of the perpetrators claimed to be a police officer and took the students to the Mororejo Village Hall yard. Police stated that the perpetrators also threatened the victims with a knife to prevent them from resisting. After receiving the victim's report, officers immediately launched an investigation and tracked the perpetrators to Semarang City. Police recovered the victim's motorcycle and the motorcycle used in the attack. Police suspect that the vehicle used by the perpetrators during the crime was also stolen from within Semarang Regency. Police urge the public, especially students, to be cautious of anyone claiming to be an officer without proper identification and to report any crime immediately. The coverage team reports for Suara Merdeka Kendal TV.