Cop murder bid: hunt for duo
Published on: Wednesday, October 11, 2017
Ranau: A car chase followed by shots being fired by police, ended with the detention of two men believed responsible for a break-in at Taman Saujana, here, recently. Police also seized a six-inch jack-knife, machete, an axe, iron bars and several items believed to be stolen goods worth about RM3,550 from the duo who tested positive for drugs. A 32-year-old Filipino waitress who was believed to have bought a stolen Samsung Galaxy Tab from the duo was also picked up to facilitate investigations.
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Police are now looking for their two accomplice, identified as Mohamad Arbani Mohamad Sewan, 24, a local and a Filipino known only as Leo, in his 30s, following the Oct 6 incident. District Police Chief DSP Mohd Farhan Lee Abdullah in a press conference at the Ranau police headquarters, Tuesday, said the incident unfolded when police detected the suspects inside a Proton Waja a day after the 10.30am break-in took place. The team introduced themselves after tailing the car which stopped at a petrol kiosk.
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The policemen alighted from their vehicle and approached the suspects inside the Waja, but instead the suspects revved up the engine and tried to run over one of the policeman before speeding off. Their actions prompted the team to fire two shots at the Waja's tyres, but they continue to speed off despite having two flat tyres, prompting the team to give chase.
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The chase ended when the car crashed at Kg Muhibbah."Three suspects fled the scene, leaving behind the fourth suspect, a 32-year-old local, who was subsequently nabbed by police," he said, adding that the fourth suspect was later identified to be the older brother of Mohamad Arbani. Police nabbed the second suspect, a local 20-year-old man who was trying to flee from the district after being caught at the Ranau-Keningau bus station at about 11.30am on Oct 7. Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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