Malaysia Crime Watch

26 January 2007
Kuala Lumpur

Police have arrested three burglars from Colombia who were suspected of burglary on a businessman’s house in Taman Tun Dr Ismail on January 11 2007. They were believed to have taken RM150,000 of cash and other valuables such as a digital camera, video camera, laptop, gold ring, and a watch.

The three men were nabbed in a hotel room with 34 stolen items including jewellery, mobile phones and luxury watches.

Police believe the men, whom two of them have expired tourist visas, have a local connection.

The Star Online – Colombians arrested in PJ
<URL:http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/1/26/nation/16688370&sec=nation>

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26 January 2007
Kota Baru

A zinc-roofed coffeeshop in Kampung Limau Manis frequented by many men during the night turned out to be a gambling and prostitution den. Tractors from the Kota Baru Municipal Council tore down the shop yesterday following a newspaper report on its operations.

The owner of the shop did not have a business license to operate.

New Straits Times – More than coffee served here
<URL:http://www.nst.com.my/Friday/National/20070126092958/Article/index_html>

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25 January 2007
Kuala Lumpur

A 17-men gang of robbers, known as the “Apache Gang”, mostly in their 20s, have comitted 21 robberies in two months. Police have caught 7 of them while the rest are wanted.

The gang often surrounded their victims, usually women, with their motorcycles, wielding parangs and wearing crash helmets. Their mobile phones had the gang’s slogan, “Belia Benci Polis” meaning “Police Hating Youths”.

The last robbery took place at Bangsar, where five men robbed two female students of their mobile phones and RM1,300. One of them dropped his mobile phone which was handover over to the police.

Almost two weeks later, a police team raided a house at Batu Caves and seized 11 mobiles phones, helmets, 6 motorcycles and clothes used in their offences. Five were arrested that day and the sixth on the next day at Sungei Buloh. The seventh gave himself up on January 14 2007.

Police believe that they have comitted these robberies in Brickfields, Dang Wangi and Cheras areas since December last year.

The Star Online – ‘Apache Gang’ commits 21 robberies in two months
<URL:http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/1/25/nation/20070125183331&sec=nation>

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