Attempted robbery at Bandar Sunway

Attack on nuns: One still in coma, no arrests yet

by Patrick Sennyah

PETALING JAYA (May 15): One of the nuns hurt in yesterday's attack outside the Church of the Visitation in Seremban, Juliana Lim Nyo Nya, 69, is still in a coma and in critical condition at the Seremban Hospital.

 

It is learnt that the other nun, Marie Rose Teng, 79, has regained consciousness but is still very weak and barely able to speak.

 

The duo were allegedly attacked with helmets before being robbed in the church grounds early yesterday morning.

 

In between consciousness, Marie Rose had revealed that at least two attackers were involved and after attacking them, the suspects fled with their handbags containing just a minimal amount of cash, bible, rosary and prayer books.

 

Both nuns were dressed in normal attire and had arrived with two others who had left them to pray  nearby.

 

A parish member found the two nuns about 6am lying unconscious just outside the church door before alerting the authorities.

 

The nuns are from the Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus in Seremban, which is just a short distance from the church along Jalan Yam Tuan.

 

Netizens have since strongly condemned the attack on the two nuns with many expressing doubts whether robbery was the motive of the assault.

 

In Twitter, Malaysians expressed shock and disgust over the incident.

 

To date, police sources revealed that no arrests have been made, while the Seremban police chief is expected to hold a press conference on the incident at 3pm.

 

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Trio masquerading as police arrested for robbery in Batu Gajah

BATU GAJAH: A female was among three robbery suspects, who masqueraded themselves as police to break into homes at Taman Batu Gajah Perdana here.

OCPD Asst Comm Shaharon Anuar Abdul Latif said the trio were arrested between 1am and 4am on Monday, solving three break-in and robbery cases.

They were aged between 34 and 40 and were from several districts in Perak.

ACP Shaharon Anuar said in one of the cases, the suspects were believed to have robbed a 37-year-old labourer and his friend of about RM6,000, mobile phones, LED television, DVD player, a laptop and drove off with the friend's Proton Saga at Taman Saujana here on March 20.

"The labourer was inside his home with a friend when they heard several people calling out to them from the outside.

"The three suspects introduced themselves as the police and promptly tied their hands up and placed them inside a bedroom," he said.

"They then proceeded to ransack the house and carted away the belongings, totalling up to RM20,000," he added.

In another case on March 26, ACP Shaharon Anuar said the trio were believed to be involved in a break-in, robbing a 34-year-old victim at Kampung Papan Lama at about 5.30pm using the same modus operandi.

"The victim was cooking in the kitchen when she heard her dog barking outside.

"She went to check the commotion and was met with the three suspects, who introduced themselves as the police before tying her up with a cable tie and locking her up in a room," ACP Shaharon Anuar said.

"The suspects then ransacked the house and were believed to have taken the victim's handbag containing a mobile phone, MyKad and about RM3,000," he said.

He added that the suspects did not cover their faces. They wearing only jackets and sunglasses.

ACP Shaharon Anuar said the trio were also believed to be involved in a break-in case in Pusing on Jan 8. About RM25,000 were taken from a 21-year-old trader.

He said the suspects were believed to have broken into the trader's home from a window at the back of his home.

ACP Shaharon Anuar said during their arrests, police have seized several handbags, watches and mobile phones.

He said all three would be remanded for seven days seven until April 6 to facilitate investigations under Section 395 and Section 457 of the Penal Code for robbery and break-in respectively.

Taman Batu Gajah Perdana

Traders shaken over crime committed in broad daylight

KUALA LUMPUR: Armed robbers fired a shot at a jewellry store near Jalan Sentul here before making off with the loot in a car.

It is learnt that three masked men entered the jewellery store at around 11.20am yesterday, catching the attention of onlookers.

Sentul OCDP Asst Comm Zakaria Pagan said two of the robbers aimed their guns at the store employees while shouting at them to take the trays out of the display cases.

It is learnt that one of the armed robbers fired a shot to scare the employees.

“The employees removed a few trays of jewellery from the glass cases before the robbers bundled the loot into a gunny sack.

“Some of the loot fell out as they rushed out of the store for the getaway car,” said ACP Zakaria.

“The eight employees of the store were unharmed,” he said.

Onlookers said that an accomplice was waiting in the car during the heist.

Zainab Ibrahim, 55, said the incident had left her shaken.

“I froze when one of the robbers shot at the store. All I could do was look at them as they took off with the loot.

“No one dared get in the way out of concern for their lives,” she said.

The food vendor, whose stall was situated near the jewellery store for the past 30 years, said this was the first time that the premise was robbed.

A 64-year-old laundromat owner, who wishes to be known only as Chong, said the surrounding stores rolled down their shutter doors as soon as they heard the gunshot.

Sources said the stolen loot was estimated to be worth at least RM1mil.

However, ACP Zakaria said that police have yet to determine the exact amount of losses incurred in the robbery.

Three killed in shootout with cops in Sungai Petani

SUNGAI PETANI: Three armed men, said to be part of a robbery gang, were killed in a shootout with police at an oil palm estate in Jalan Kuala Ketil here.

Kedah police chief Senior Deputy Comm Datuk Ahmad Ibrahim said the trio, aged between 25 and 30, were spotted in a silver Proton Perdana by an Ops Cantas Khas team in Bukit Selambau at about 4.30am yesterday.

“When the eight-man team approached them, they sped off .

The team then gave chase in their two cars and were led to the oil palm estate where they were shot at.

“In self-defence, the team killed the three armed men. One of our team members, an inspector, was shot in the abdomen but escaped injury because he wore a bullet-proof vest,” he said at the scene yesterday.

SDCP Ahmad said a loaded .38mm pistol, several parang, burglary tools and some drugs were found in the car.

He added that no identification documents were recovered, leading police to believe that they were foreigners.

“Our investigations showed that the men were involved in a number of armed robberies and burglaries in the district.

“We are also checking with our counterparts in Penang and Perak to see if they had been involved in similar cases there.

“A check showed that the car used by the three men was reported stolen in George Town, Penang, last week. We are also trying to determine if there are other members still at large,” he said.

Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar congratulated the Kedah Ops Cantas Khas team on Twitter for successfully busting the armed robbery gang.

Cops bust 13 members of criminal gang

Thursday February 13, 2014 MYT 7:11:51 PM

PETALING JAYA: Police crippled a robbery gang following the arrests of 13 suspects, including four foreigners, on Wednesday afternoon and Thurday  morning.

The suspects were nabbed in various locations in Puchong, Petaling Jaya and Kajang.

The first arrests were made on Wednesday at 12.45pm after police stumbled upon three of the gang members near Jalan Tenpu, Puchong, while patrolling the area.

The patrol team tried to stop their vehicle but the suspects, in a grey Honda City, attempted to escape and a high speed chase ensued.

The suspects were then cornered with the help of four Mobile Patrol Vehicles on duty near the Sunway Toll Plaza.

The suspects – a local, a Bangladeshi man and a Thai woman - were detained on the spot and tools believed to be used in a series of robbery cases were also found in the car.

The arrests led police to six other gang members - four local men and two women from Vietnam and Thailand - who were nabbed on the same day in PJ.

Cops also retrieved stolen items including watches, cameras, iPads, laptops and cars in five different locations in the area.

On Thursday  morning, four men linked to the gang were detained in Jalan Berjaya 1, Taman Berjaya, Sungai Chua, Kajang, following a tip off and surveillance.

Kajang OCPD Astt Comm Ab Rashid Ab Wahab said upon inspecting the lorry one of the suspects was driving, police found a concrete mixer that was reported missing in Cheras.

“A wrench, a screwdriver and ice breaking tools were among the items found in the lorry.

“The suspects are being remanded as we speak and the case is being investigated under Section 467 and 379A of the Penal Code for cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property, and vehicle theft.

“We are ascertaining the number of cases the group is involved with,” he said

Two locals, Bangladeshi charged with RM3.3mil heist

Thursday February 20, 2014 MYT 5:39:42 PM
KLANG: Three men, including a Bangladeshi, were charged in a Sessions Court with robbing a security van carrying RM3.36mil in Kuala Selangor late last month.

Lorry attendant S. Segar, 41, welder P. Balasegaran, 36, and Bangladeshi labour agent Sumon Miah, 41, pleaded not guilty when the charge was read out to them.

They were jointly charged, together with several others still at large, for committing robbery while armed with a firearm, on a van bearing registration number WTU 4207.

The trio allegedly committed the offence in front of the Petronas station retail outlet in Ijok, Bestari Jaya, Kuala Selangor about 9.50am on Jan 28.

At the time, the van, belonging to Armour Security Systems (M) Sdn Bhd, was carrying RM3.36mil. The firearm was earlier seized from security guard Mohd Soffee Zakaria, 35.

They were charged under Section 395/397 of the Penal Code which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years jail and whipping, upon conviction.

Deputy Public Prosecutor Shahrul Ekhsan Hasim appeared for the prosecution, while the accused were represented by Gerard Lazarus.

Sessions Court judge Tasnim Abu Bakar disallowed bail and fixed re-mention of the case on March 20.

According to media reports, five men escaped with nine bags of money taken from a security van, after torching the vehicle at an oil palm plantation in Ijok.

The robbers earlier stole the van which had stopped at the Petronas petrol station in Ijok after seizing a shotgun belonging to one of the security guards.

The van had earlier, stopped at the petrol station to reload the money in automated teller machines. - Bernama

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

Man robs, rapes maid

18 October 2013

DUNGUN: Buying jewelleries from her employer's son-in-law turned out to be a bad decision for a 37-year-old maid when the man returned to rob and rape her in an incident in Kampung Balai Besar here last Saturday.

Terengganu Criminal Investigation Department chief Assistant Commissioner K Manoharan said the victim was home alone at her employer's house at 5am when she heard someone knocking at the door several times.

 

When the woman did not open the door, he said the 25-year old suspect armed with a parang, kicked it open and robbed her of the gold chain and bracelet which he had sold to her a few days earlier.

 

He said the man then gagged and tied her up before raping her.

 

The victim later lodged a report at Dungun police station and the suspect from Kuala Abang was detained the same day.

 

Manoharan said initial investigation revealed the man had stolen the jewelleries and also tested positive for methamphetamine.

 

He said the man was held under remand.

Former TNB security guard nabbed over cable theft

 Nov 11, 2013

Nation

by Bernama

HULU TERENGGANU (Nov 11): A former security guard who used to work with Tenaga Nasional Berhad in Ajil here was nabbed last Wednesday, while attempting to steal transformer brass coils and electrical cables from the sub-station.

Hulu Terengganu police chief DSP Ismail Muslim said today, the 27-year-old suspect was nabbed, while his accomplice, in his 20s, gave police the slip in the incident about 6pm.

He said a technician on patrol at the sub-station caught them red-handed but the accomplice escaped, adding that the suspect was handed over to the police.

Family robbed after Malaysia Cup final

ROMPIN: Few hours after celebrating Pahang's success in securing the Malaysia Cup, a family was robbed by four foreigners at their home in Felda Keratong 3 near here today.

In the 4.15am incident, a couple, their 12 children and two  relatives were fast asleep when the robbers, believed to be  Indonesians, broke into their home.

Mohd Helmi Ismail, 36, said most of his family members  did not know about the robbery as they were exhausted after  cheering for Pahang team when watching the live telecast at  their home on Sunday night.

 "I was rudely awakened by one of the robbers who  threatened me with a parang. He asked me and my wife not  to make noise before tying our hands with the handphone  charger cables," he said when met at his home today.

 Helmi said the robbers later ransacked his room before  taking with them three handphones and RM300 cash.

 His sister-in-law Norziana Zainadin, 26, said the robbers  had also entered her room before covering her with a  blanket.

 "Before I could do anything, they had bound me with a rope  and asked me to remain silent," said Norziana who was alone  in the room as her husband was working at that time.

 After the robbers left, Norziana said she managed to let  herself loose and screamed for help.

 "Those who were still sleeping were shocked when they  saw me panicking. They later helped untie Helmi and wife in  their room," said Norziana who is still traumatised by the  incident.

 She said the robbers fled with her RM2,500 cash, jewellery  and four handphones.

 District police chief Deputy Superintendent Ahmad Johari Jahaya confirmed the case and said that police were now  looking for the robbers.

Beware of snatch thieves in a car

Thursday October 31, 2013

KUALA LUMPUR: A couple of snatch thieves were in a car trying to catch their victim offguard.

In the incident, a woman was walking past the car which was waiting at an intersection when a man in the front passenger seat suddenly opened the door and tried to snatch her gold chain.

She put up a struggle and managed to fend off her attacker who ducked back into the car and sped off.

The incident, which happened in Desa Aman Puri, Kepong at about 12.30pm on Tuesday, was recorded by another motorist who had a camera mounted on the dashboard of his car.

Lim Kwee Han, the motorist, submitted a copy of the video to the Malaysian Crime Awareness Campaign (MCAC).

The MCAC uses its Facebook page to propagate crime awareness. Started about a year ago, it has some 60,000 likes.

The footage can be viewed at mob.com.my, the Metro Online Broadcast portal which offers news written by the public.

An official from the Sri Damansara police station said no report was lodged over the incident yet, and urged the victim to come forward.

Armed guard robs jewellery outlet in Setapak

Thursday October 31, 2013 

PETALING JAYA: An armed security guard robbed a jewellery outlet at the KL Festival City Mall in Setapak near here Thursday.

The robbery occurred around 9am and a police source said the suspect was identified as a Sabahan but is believed to hold a fake identity card.

The security guard, who had been on the job for less than two months, had pointed a pistol at the store owner and escaped with a tray of jewellery around 9am.

City deputy CID chief Asst Comm Khairy Ahrasa said the owner and the three staff in were getting ready to open the store at the time.

"They had read about what happened at the bank and quickly gave him a tray of jewellery out of fear," he said.

The guard, still in his uniform, took the tray and casually walked out of the mall.

"It happened so fast that no one, apart from the staff from the store, knew what had happened," he said, adding that police are still checking the value of the stolen jewellery.

Police are also checking if the pistol used in the robbery was issued to him by his security firm or was privately owned.

Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar said that it was possible that this security guard was a copycat robber.

"It is possible that this security guard got the idea from the security guard from AmBank.

"I also do not rule out more cases involving security guards robbing their employers," he said.

He urged all security companies to check their personnel thoroughly.

"If there is any doubt or red flags raised, please contact the police and we will help you," he said.

Khalid added that police are also paying closer attention to security guards now and random checks are ongoing nationwide.

When contacted, the security firm that hired the guard said he was identified as a Sabahan in his IC, but declined to comment if they performed any vetting on him or whether he was licensed to carry a firearm.

On Oct 23, a security guard shot dead bank officer Norazita Abu Talib after she opened the strongroom of an AmBank branch in Subang Jaya.

The guard escaped with about RM450,000 from the vault.

Police managed to recover about RM20,000 after arresting three of the suspect's family members. A manhunt has been launched for the guard.

It was reported that the man had a fake Malaysian IC stating that he was from Tawau, Sabah.

RM10,000 Gone In Ten Seconds, Video Goes Viral

Friday, 02 August 2013

PETALING JAYA: A three-minute video of four thieves staging a theft at Ampang Point Shopping Centre on July 18 has gone viral.

The video showed the victim being robbed in 10 seconds by four perpetrators believed to be foreigners.

The CCTV recording has received at least 189,799 hits since being uploaded.

The victim had stopped at a fast-food outlet at about 7.45pm, and placed his bag on the counter while talking with the staff.

Suspect A, in white T-shirt, then approached from the right and proceeded to drop something on the floor.

The ruse succeeded and the victim turned around, leaving his bag unattended.

While the victim’s attention was diverted, suspect B sneaked his hand into the bag and took out a black package.

Suspect C, a woman in a white T-shirt, was talking to and distracting counter staff.

The fourth suspect was monitoring the situation, and was the last to leave the scene.

At the end of the 10-second operation, the victim had not realised that his money had been stolen.

Ampang OCPD Asst Comm Amiruddin Jamaluddin said: “The victim had since lodged a police report, and we are investigating this case for theft.”

He said the perpetrators were foreigners.

- The Malay Mail