Jakarta is practically a ghost town when the majority of its citizens go away on mudik during Idul Fitri. This has often led to a rise in criminal activity against unguarded houses or vehicles that are left behind.
But this year, we can at least keep our vehicles safe in the hands of the police.
“For those citizens who are going away via public transport, they can drop off their private vehicles at the nearest police station,” said Jakarta Police Chief Tito Karnavian, as quoted by Kompas yesterday.
However, Tito can’t guarantee that there’ll be space for everyone.
“Not all police stations are the same [in size]. So we’re focusing the service at Polres (precinct police stations) and Polsek (subprecinct police stations) that have sufficient parking areas to hold the citizens’ vehicles,” he said.
In addition, the Jakarta Police is going to set up integrated security posts throughout the city and increase the number of patrolling police officers during Idul Fitri.
