Three break-in gangs crippled
Published on: Friday, March 06, 2015
Kota Kinabalu: Police here crippled three groups linked to several car and house break-in cases reported in the city over the past eight months involving a total loss of about RM44,100.City Police Chief ACP M. Chandra said the first group, dubbed the "Kampung Kolam Damai Geng" comprised four youngsters aged between 14 and 22. Prior to their arrests, police received a report from a 35-year-old man who claimed several items worth about RM2,400 were missing from his vehicle which was parked at the Taman Tun Fuad parking space in Bukit Padang between 5pm and 6pm on Feb 16.
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"The man claimed that he parked his vehicle and went jogging only to return and find the window on the front door of his vehicle had been pried open and upon inspection found that his handphone, bank card, personal documents and RM400 missing," he said. "Following the report, two 14-year-old boys, both students, a 17-year-old boy, who worked as a car washer and an unemployed 22-year-old Dusun man were picked up at Kg Kolam Damai in Luyang at about 9pm on Feb 24. "Preliminary investigations also showed that the four friends are linked to at least four car break-in cases reported in the Taman Tun Fuad parking space and outside the Foochow Association Building since November last year," he said. The second group, dubbed as the "Lokub Gang", comprised a 25-year-old bartender, a 28-year-old unemployed man and a 19-year-old man, and involved in five house break-ins and motorcycle theft involving a total loss of RM19,500 reported in the Sepanggar area since August last year.
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The trio, who tested positive for syabu, were nabbed after a man in his 30s lodged a police report when he returned from holiday only to find his house ransacked and several valuables including his motorcycle worth about RM7,700 missing from his house in Taman Sepanggar on Feb 23. Chandra said the men were brought in for questioning on Feb 24 and Feb 27 at Taman Bukit Sepanggar, Kg Lokub and Taman Sepanggar between midnight and noon.
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"Their modus operandi would be to enter the premises by prying open the front door," he said, adding that they are also believed to be connected to four house break-in cases reported in Taman Bukit Sepanggar, Taman Seri Maju, University Condo Apartment and University Apartment last year. The third group comprising a 37-year-old Pakistani who worked as a mechanic, a 31-year-old Pakistani who worked as a businessman and a 28-year-old local Brunei man who worked as an assistant mechanic were caught red-handed after they broke into a church in Taman Millennium at about 2am on Feb 23. "A team from the Tanjung Aru Police Station rushed to the premises after being alerted of unknown men inside the church premises at about 2am and found a man carrying one of the music instruments out of the church and into a Honda Civic vehicle. Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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