PERANAN KEPOLISIAN RESOR KOTA PADANG DALAM MENANGGULANGI KASUS TINDAK PIDANA PENCURIAN KENDARAAN BERMOTOR

Abstract

Motor vehicle theft often occurs in large cities in Indonesia. Padang City experienced the crime of motor vehicle theft from 2019 to 2022. The crime of theft of motorized vehicles has been regulated in Article 363 of Law No. 1 of 1946 concerning Criminal Law Regulations which has been updated to Article 477 of Law No. 1 of 2023 concerning the Criminal Code. The problems discussed are (1) What is the role of the Padang City Resort Police in tackling cases of motorized vehicle theft? (2) What are the obstacles to the Padang City Resort Police in tackling cases of motorized vehicle theft. The research method used is juridical sociological. The data sources used are primary data sources and secondary data sources. Data collection techniques are using interviews and document studies. The data analysis technique is qualitative analysis technique. The results show that there are several roles of the Padang Police Criminal Investigation Unit in tackling the crime of theft of motorized vehicles, and there are two obstacles experienced by the Padang Police Criminal Investigation Unit team, namely internal and external.