Guard drives off with RM250,000

December 17, 2013

SUBANG JAYA: The driver of a security armoured car made off with RM250,000 while his security guard colleagues were depositing another consignment of cash into a bank in Jalan SS16/1 here.

One of the security guards later lodged a police report at the Subang Jaya police station.

The guard claimed in his report that during the incident yesterday, he, along with the driver and another security personnel, had been transporting a consignment of cash, which they were tasked to bank in on behalf of their clients.

He alleged that they had stopped at a bank in Wisma Consplant here, where he and his colleague took half of the consignment while the driver waited in the armoured car.

Inside the armoured car, there was still RM250,000 belonging to two gas stations and a fast food restaurant that was meant to be deposited in another bank.

However, the guard said when they came out of the building at around 9am, both the driver and car had vanished.

Subang Jaya OCPD ACP Yahaya Ramli said identification checks on the 30-year-old driver from Medan Gopeng, Ipoh, revealed that he had previously been charged with a drug offence.

Shop owner slashed and robbed of RM1,000

 

December 17, 2013

ALOR SETAR: A 38-year-old prayer paraphernalia shop owner was slas­hed and robbed of RM1,000 by a parang-wielding man and his three accomplices in Jalan Simpang Kuala here.

Siew Chan Ming said he was about to close up when the four men bar­ged into his shop at 12.30am yesterday.

“Two of them tried to snatch my waist pouch and I put up a fight. The parang-wielding man slashed me on the shoulder, left hand and face during the scuffle before they fled with my handphone and the day’s takings,” he said at the Sultanah Bahiyah Hospital here.

Kota Setar CID chief Deputy Supt V. Saravanan said the victim was reported to be in stable condition, adding that the case had been classified as voluntarily causing hurt during a robbery.

Two weeks ago, Siew escaped a robbery attempt which also occurred at about midnight.

Relating the previous case, a worker who wished to be known only as Pak Long said: “Two men men came out of a car and headed towards my boss who was standing outside the shop. He managed to run to a nearby restaurant and the robbers left empty handed.”

On yesterday’s incident, Pak Long said he was sleeping outside on a chair when he was awakened by a loud sound from inside the shop.

“I saw two men wearing helmets waiting at the door and, shortly after, two others came out of the shop. They fled on two motorcycles parked outside.

“After they left, my employer ran out of the shop with blood on his face and body. He was rushed to the hospital,” he added.

Six in family robbed by four armed men

MARAN (Dec 12, 2013): Four masked men armed with machetes escaped with cash and valuables after holding up a family at a house in Kampung Luit here early today.

The incident occurred at about 4.20am, when the family of six was asleep. Maran police chief DSP Sulaiman A. Hamid said the robbers ransacked the house of RM500, an assortment of jewellery and a Proton car.

He said the robbers, believed to be foreign nationals, broke into the house via the rear, and tied up the victims.

After the intruders fled with the loot, the victims freed themselves before lodging a report at the Sri Jaya police station, about two hours later. – Bernama

Culture and Heritage Assistant Minister robbed

KUCHING (Dec 16, 2013): Two men robbed a Sarawak assistant minister of his four-wheel-drive vehicle in Kota Sentosa near here today, a police spokesman said.

He said the men, one of whom was masked and both were armed with knives, pounced on Liwan Lagang, the Culture and Heritage Assistant Minister , as he was alighting from the vehicle to buy a newspaper at 6.10am.

The trio were involved in a struggle and Liwan was injured in the right thigh and right knee, he said.

The spokesman said the men fled in Liwan's Toyota Fortuner vehicle bearing registration number QAT 6558.

He said Liwan had driven to Kota Sentosa after sending his son to the Kuching international airport to catch a flight to Bintulu.

The spokesman said Liwan, who is the state assemblyman for Belaga, suffered a cut on the right thigh, injured his right knee in a fall and hurt his right big toe when he accidentally kicked a stone.

He said the Padawan police station issued an alert which was relayed by the Sarawak police headquarters.

Padawan OCPD Supt Pauzi Bujang confirmed the robbery. – Bernama

Two South Americans charged with stealing money from ATM

MARAN (Oct 18, 2013): Two South Americans were charged in the Magistrate's Court today with stealing money from an automated teller machine here early this month.

Carlos Roberto Gonzales, 55, of Argentina and Timoteo Bartolome, 31, of Peru were alleged to have committed the offence between 3 am and 5 am at the Bank Rakyat ATM in Jalan Perpustakaan on Oct 9.

The charge was read out in English to the two accused by prosecuting officer Insp Ridzwan Seman.

No plea was recorded, and no bail was offered to the duo.

Magistrate Rini Triani Mohamad Ali set Nov 20 for mention of the case. – Bernama

Family of thieves nabbed

3 December 2013

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 3, 2013): A thieving couple and their three teenage children, including a daughter who traveled to carnivals to steal jewellry from children, were nabbed in a police operation at Bukit Bintang on Saturday.

Targeting the young including babies, the couple from Sabah, the girl and her two brothers aged 16 and 17 are believed to be behind 31 cases of theft including gold chains, bracelets and earrings.

Cheras police chief ACP Mohan Singh Tara Singh told a press conference today that the suspects were also active during the Jom Heboh carnival held in Bukit Jalil on Saturday and were believed to be responsible for at least two cases of jewellery loss at the event.

He said the family had started their thieving ways early last year and are believed to be behind 31 reported cases of theft.

“The teenage suspects moved around discreetly and carried a small pair of scissors they had used to cut off gold chains worn by their victims, mainly children. We believe they are involved in many more cases that may not have been reported.

"We urged those who lost their jewellery to come and ascertain if theirs were among the items recovered from the suspects,” he said.

The 52-year-old man and his 41-year-old wife have six previous criminal records for theft between them.

Mohan Singh said on Saturday a police team from the Cheras CID tracked down the family and arrested the suspects opposite a five-star hotel in Jalan Bukit Bintang.

He said police recovered gold chains and bracelets hidden inside the father’s shoes and almost RM5,000 in a bag his wife was carrying. He said investigators also learnt that the couple had sold most of the loot.

“It is shocking to see parents getting their children involved in crime,” he said.

Shootout in Seputeh leaves 1 robber dead, another seriously injured

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 1, 2013): The pre-dawn quiet in Seputeh was shattered today by the sound of 20 gunshots fired in a shootout between police and a gang of robbers that left a robber dead and an accomplice injured.

The key to the police success was the response of the victim’s son, in his twenties, who hid in his room during the incident and called the police.

A team of five policemen from the Brickfields CID arrived within minutes on motorcycles and in patrol cars.

Kuala Lumpur deputy CID chief ACP Khairi Ahrasa said on seeing the police, a robber pointed a pistol at the head of the 60-year-old victim, a manager at a well-known food and confectionery business.

He then dragged him out of the house to the gate where he was ordered to open it.

The robber’s accomplices followed him as they moved towards their parked car

Khairi said the gunman then released the manager and fired several shots at the police party in an attempt to get into the car.

He said the policemen took cover and returned fire resulting in the 33-year-old robber, identified as Lim Yee Xiang of Ulu Tiram, Johor, being killed on the spot.

The accomplice, who was shot in the chest, collapsed.

It is learnt that the third accomplice, who is also believed to be armed with a pistol, managed to escape on foot with part of the stolen loot comprising cash and jewellery.

The robbers, two armed with handguns, had arrived in a BMW 523i before breaking into the double-storey terrace house at Persiaran Syed Putra 4 about 5am.

The robbers tied up the victim, his wife and daughter before ransacking the house.

However, they were unaware that the manager’s son who was sleeping in a room had been awakened by the commotion.

The youth then quickly telephoned the police.

Lim had seven previous convictions including on drug-related offences and other serious crime.

Khairi said police recovered a 9mm-calibre pistol with three live bullets and four spent shells next to the robber’s body body besides several stolen items at the scene.

The injured suspect, who was shot in the chest, has been warded at the University Malaya Medical Centre. His identity is yet to be ascertained as he is believed to be carrying a stolen MyKad.

He said police had launched a manhunt for the suspect.

Sources said police believe the gang was also behind a robbery that took place in Taman Megah on Saturday where a 20-year-old youth was robbed of his valuables. Police are checking if the black BMW used by the robbers was a stolen car