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Sunday, 16 August 2009

Police Nab Car Thieves Within 45 Minutes Of Break-in

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 15 (Bernama) -- Quick alerting by a victim of a break-in in Taman Pertama Cheras here helped police nab two members of three-man break gang within 45 minutes Saturday. City CID chief Datuk Ku Chin Wah in a short-messaging service (SMS) statement, said in the 4.15am incident, the victim, a 38-year-old man, was awoken from his sleep by noises coming from the living room of his house.

He said when the victim viewed the CCTV installed in his room, three men were in the process of rummaging through the living room before running off with his Mercedez Benz, Honda Accord and Toyota Avanza cars parked in the porch.

After being alerted by the victim, he said police posted an all points bulletin and hardly 45 minutes later a patrol car stumbled on two Toyota Alphard cars having the same number plates as the ones stolen at the victim's house.

Ku said police detained the two drivers in them and recovered a mask and a key believed to be that of the Mercedes belonging to the victim.

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