Malaysia Crime Watch

21 January 2007
Petaling Jaya

An illegal gambling centre in Palm Springs Condominium in Damansara has been raided and 7 people arrested.

Petaling Jaya police say that the location had been operating for a month and has collected more than RM3 million in bets. Police found the suspects inputting four-digit numbers into laptops.

11 calculators, 8 laptops, 5 mobile phones, 2 fax machines, 2 telephones, 2 modems, 1 printer, 129 small books and 110 pieces of papers with four-digit numbers written on them.

New Straits Times – 7 held in raid on illegal betting centre
<URL:http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/nst/Sunday/National/20070121082458/Article/index_html>

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21 January 2007
Kuching

Flower shop owner Tengku Auvaroza Tengku Abraham says that her shop had been broken into more than 30 times since 2004, while the latest incident happened yesterday. It is estimated that it caused RM200,000 of losses.

Although she has made many police reports, she claims that the police has visited her shop only several times.

Tengku Auvaroza suspects the burglars are possibly some youths drunk or high on glue who loiter in the area. When she once employed a security guard, he quit after gotten beaten up during one of the break-ins.

New Straits Times – 30 times a victim
<URL:http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/nst/Sunday/National/20070121085956/Article/index_html>

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19 January 2007
Johor Baru

The Sentosa Boy Gang, well known for stealing motorcycles and snatch thefts, has been caught by police. Eight members of the gang, including the 23-year-old leader known as Sentosa Boy, were arrested from Taman Suria, Bakar Batu, and Kg Tok Siak on Tuesday.

They are believed to be involved in more than a hundred cases. Police found five stolen motorcycles, 12 mobile phones, and a leather bag with jewellery. They used the motorcyles to snatch bags off women.

New Straits Times – Police bust notorious Sentosa Boy Gang
<URL:http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/nst/Friday/National/20070119091338/Article/index_html>

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