Published: Tuesday July 17, 2012 MYT 3:22:00 PM
Updated: Tuesday July 17, 2012 MYT 3:42:55 PM
Selangor police smash gang behind 23 burglaries
BY TEH ENG HOCK
SHAH ALAM: A group of burglars behind at least 23 house break-in cases in various states in the country have been arrested by the police.
Selangor police chief Deputy Commissioner Datuk Tun Hisan Tun Hamzah said six men and a woman were arrested in two separate operations over the past month.
They are believed to be behind nine cases in Selangor, six in Perak, two in Johor and Negri Sembilan respectively and one each in Malacca, Kuala Lumpur, Penang and Kedah.
Three men, aged between 22 and 31, were arrested on July 4 as they attempted to break into a house in Taman Desawan, Klang Jaya.
“The public reported there was suspicious activity, and the police were there in 10 minutes.
“One man was waiting in a Toyota Estima outside, while two other suspects were in the house,” DCP Tun Hisan told reporters Tuesday.
The Estima had been reported stolen and was bearing a false number plate, he added.
One of the suspects, a 27-year-old man, had 15 previous convictions including for robbery and burglary, was only released from Emergency Ordinance three months ago.
Another suspect, a 22-year-old, was from the Henry Gurney School and had four criminal records including for extortion, robbery and burglary.
Police had earlier on June 19 arrested three men and a woman at a condominium in Bukit Raja, Klang, and seized a Mercedes Benz and a Toyota Alphard, both reported stolen.
After further investigations, the four were found to be linked to the three suspects arrested on July 4.
“We call them the muhibbah' group as they are multi-racial. The men are Malay, Chinese and Indian,” said DCP Tun Hisan.
A pistol and parangs were seized together with a laptop, bottles of liquor, 19 watches and various tools used in the burglaries.