TOO HEAVY: Robbers had stolen vehicle for use in botched attempt
KUANTAN: PAHANG Malaysian Crime Prevention Foundation (MCPF) chairman Datuk Johny Ch'ng Ewe Gee was shocked when he was informed that his lorry had been used by five men to cart away an automated teller machine from a bank on Friday.
"I believe the suspects had stolen my lorry around midnight as my staff had parked it behind a building in Jalan Bukit Ubi at 10pm on Thursday," he said yesterday.
The businessman said he knew about the theft only on Friday after his staff realised that the one-tonne lorry was stolen and lodged a police report at 9am.
He commended the public for alerting the police when they saw the ATM theft.
"MCPF always stresses on a strong cooperation between the public and police to help combat crime.
"Due to the swift action by an eyewitness, police arrested all the suspects in fewer than two hours."
In the theft at 3.30am on Friday, the five suspects used the lorry to pull out the ATM from a bank in Indera Mahkota 5 here.
However, they were unable to load the ATM into the lorry because of its weight.
A passer-by who saw their botched attempt immediately alerted the police.
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