Malaysia Crime Watch

15 March 2007
Klang

Five robbers attempted to rob 3 7-Eleven stores but in their third hit, one of them was shot dead by police who were at the scene.

The gang arrived on three motorcycles at the Jalan Meru store at 3am. One of them went in with a parang and approached the cashier while another stood at the entrance.

Three policemen who happened to be at a petrol station across the road approached the robbers. The three robbers on the motorcycles fled the scene and left the two on foot. Two policemen apprehended the suspect outside while the third policeman entered the store.

The suspect in the store did not surrender and the policeman fired a shot, hitting the suspect on his left temple. The suspect died on the way to the Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital hospital.

It is believed that the gang had earlier robbed 7-Eleven stores in Batu Belah and Jalan Kapar.

New Straits Times – Robbery suspect shot dead during 7-Eleven hold-up
<URL:http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/nst/Thursday/National/20070315081209/Article/local1_html>

The Star Online – Robbers run out of luck
<URL:http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/3/15/nation/17145721&sec=nation>

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15 March 2007
Kuala Lumpur

Police believe that the woman who was found dead in a burnt MPV at a Tanjung Malim oil palm plantation on Tuesday was adbucted before she died. Tee Ah Kuai, aged 26, was found in the back seat of a Toyota Unser in Felda Suharto, Tanjung Malim. The supervisor of an eletronics store in Klang leaves behind a one-year-old daughter and 30-year-old husband.

Tee could have been abducted and her hands bound with rope after she dropped off three workers in Batu Arang at about noon that day. When she did not return to fetch them and did not answer calls to her mobile phone, the workers lodged a missing person’s report.

Tee’s family is waiting for at least 10 days before they can claim her remains as police are conducting DNA tests to confirm her identity.

New Straits Times – Police: Woman found in charred vehicle victim of abduction
<URL:http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/nst/Thursday/National/20070315085021/Article/local1_html>

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14 March 2007
Kuala Lumpur

16 Malaysian youths were forced to beg for donations and were kept under close guard in an apartment and a house. They were tricked by newspaper advertisements into well-paid jobs. The jobs were supposedly for positions of marketing executives and front office supervisors, paying between RM900 and RM1,000 per month.

The victims were not allowed to make phone calls and had only instant noodles to eat.

The Ampang Jaya police were tipped off by The Star when one of the youths managed to send an SMS to his family for help. The police then staked out around the house in Taman Pandan Ria and conducted a raid at 1:45am on Monday.

The youths were found sleeping on double-decker beds and on the floor. Police arrested four members of a syndicate.

It was learnt that the syndicate lured the youths from Sabah, Johor, Perak, Kedah, Kelantan and Selangor. The youths had to pay between RM150 and RM200 to attend a month-long training programme and were told that part of the money earned would be used to pay for their return air tickets. They were taken to an apartment where they were taught how to solicit money for charitable organisations.

Some of them were even taught to stammer to gain sympathy from the public. They were not allowed to communicate with anyone as they were constantly monitored.

Police have seized some receipt books and have learned that the victims have collected RM1,000 in total daily.

The case is being investigated under unlawful confinement and forced labour.

The Star Online – 16 youths locked up in apartment and forced to beg
<URL:http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/3/14/nation/17135440&sec=nation>

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