Malaysia Crime Watch

15 March 2007
Rawang

A 48-year-old car wash owner was found dead in his Kampung Melayu house yesterday at 11:30am. G. Palaniappan’s cousin found him in the hall of the house.

Police are looking for a 27-year-old Myanmar national who was employed by Palaniappan and was staying with him but went missing after the incident.

The Star Online – Car wash owner found dead
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15 March 2007
Ampang

Eight midgets aged between 14 and 23 were involved in 14 burglaries for the past three months. The gang whose members are only the size of 13 year olds, were small enough to squeeze into houses by removing two panes of louvered windows.

The Pandan Indah Residents Association alerted police of a group of people loitering in a field. When they were held and brought to the police station at 2:30pm, they confessed to the crimes. The gang also possessed a stolen motorcycle from Salak South.

Most of the members were school drop-outs and had parents who were drug addicts.

The Star Online – ‘Midget’ gang of eight busted
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15 March 2007
Mersing

A group of teenagers and school drop-outs aged between 12 and 17 years old have been arrested by police for stealing motorcycles. They have been stealing them for the past three months and stripping down the parts to sell.

Initially police caught two 17 year olds in Endau who led to the arrest of seven more from the gang. Police found a hut in Endau where they found two stolen motorcycles and various parts.

The gang is believed to be headed by a 26 year old unemployed man.

9 boys have been remanded by the police until Friday.

New Straits Times – Teenage bike thieves held
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