kapret
Kapret is a colloquial term used in Indonesia and parts of Malay-speaking communities to describe a thief who snatches valuables from pedestrians, especially bags or purses. The act is commonly known as bag snatching, and kapret is one of several slang terms used to describe such thieves; other terms include jambret and copet. The exact etymology of kapret is uncertain and may vary by region; it is generally understood as street-level crime rather than a formal designation and is rarely used in formal legal discourse.
In usage, kapret tends to appear in informal speech, crime reports in tabloids or online media, and
Overall, kapret reflects the layer of informal vocabulary that surrounds urban crime in Indonesian and Malay-speaking