Malaysia Crime Watch

25 February 2008
Petaling Jaya

Three men were arrested on 16 February 2008 and a stolen BMW vehicle was recovered in Shah Alam, leading to the arrest of three more and recovery of four more vehicles. The suspects are believed to be members of the Bumper Gang which have been responsible for at least 25 carjacking cases.

The other three were arrested in an apartment in Subang Jaya on 19 February 2008 and police seized a Honda Civic, Honda Accord, and Honda CRV.

The gang, which has been active in the Klang Valley and Selangor since October 2007, would usually fake a road accident by deliberately knocking into the back of victims’ cars. The victims would then stop to check the damage which was when the gang would take off with their cars. The gang usually targeted cars with just the driver alone.

Several other suspects, including a woman, are wanted by the police. A Proton Wira vehicle, belonging to one of the suspects, was also seized with three car keys and four stolen mobile phones inside.

The Star Online – Bumper Gang busted
<URL:http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/2/25/nation/20080225212405&sec=nation>

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25 February 2008
Petaling Jaya

Three robbery gang members were shot dead by police as they were leaving from Kelana Jaya with RM10,000 from a bank customer. Two of them are believed to be Indonesians, while the one of them was a member of the Mamak Gang.

Police chased the robbers’ car and had blocked them in Taman Mayang. The robbers got out of their car and started attacking police with parangs but were shot dead.

A police vest, gloves, jewellery, a balaclava and other items used by the police were found in the robbers’ car. The robbers, aged between 30 and 50 years, were smartly dressed.

The gang is believed to be responsible for at least 30 cases of robberies in Selangor since 2007 and targeted bank customers with large sums of money.

The Star Online – Robbers’ reign comes to deadly end
<URL:http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/2/25/nation/20080225212942&sec=nation>

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22 February 2008
Kuala Lumpur

The 5-year-old girl who was found dead in her mother’s car while the latter went to a hypermarket in Kepong was found to have strangulation marks on her neck and her mouth and nose had been blocked before she died, according to the post-mortem report. Earlier, the girl was believed to have been raped.

Police said there were also bruises and cigarette butt marks all over the girl’s body, suggesting that she was physically abused.

The 26-year-old mother was arrested after she had lodged a report at the Sentul police headquarters on Tuesday. Her boyfriend, believed to be an illegal DVD seller and telecommunications outlet owner from Batu Pahat, is wanted by the police. It is believed that he was previously involved in theft and criminal intimidation.

The Star Online – Cops: Five-year-old girl was strangled to death
<URL:http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/2/22/nation/20411890&sec=nation>

MCW – Mother Arrested for Death of Girl in Car
<URL:http://malaysiacrimewatch.lokety.com/mother-arrested-for-death-of-girl-in/>

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