Tag - Armed Robbery

Cops mount manhunt for seven involved in highway robbery

KUALA LUMPUR: Police have launched a manhunt for seven suspects involved in an armed robbery near the New Klang Valley Expressway (NKVE) on Monday (Aug 19). Petaling Jaya police chief ACP Shahrulnizam Ja'afar said that at 4.30am, a 41-year-old man claimed he suffered head and hand injuries when attacked with sticks and a machete by the...

Five armed robbers die in shoot out with cops in Putra Heights

PETALING JAYA: Five armed robbers have been shot dead following a confrontation with police at Putra Heights. Sources revealed the five were connected to at least 50 robberies in the Klang Valley area. It was also learnt that two guns were retrieved following the shootout which occurred at around 11.30pm on Friday (March 29). Selangor police chief Comm...

Jewellery worth RM1.4mil stolen from parked car in Kuala Kangsar

IPOH: Police are investigating the theft of jewellery worth RM1.4mil that was stolen from a vehicle parked near a goldsmith's shop in the Kuala Kangsar district. Kuala Kangsar district police chief ACP Omar Bakhtiar Yaacob said they received a report about the robbery at about 11.22 am today. He said the victims, two gold merchants, were robbed...

Armed robbery suspect shot after dragging cop with his car near Teluk Intan

IPOH: An armed robbery suspect was shot after dragging a policeman with his car near a mosque in Labu Kubong near Teluk Intan. Hilir Perak OCPD Asst Comm Ahmad Adnan Basri said the incident occurred at about 11.30am on Monday (Oct 23). Thankfully, ACP Ahmad Adnan said the policeman did not sustain any injuries. He said the police...

Taman Bayan, Batang Kali folk warned to be on the lookout for armed robber

HULU SELANGOR: Residents of Taman Bayan here have been urged to stay alert following three armed robberies reported in the housing estate on the Batang Kali-Ulu Yam road. Hulu Selangor OCPD Supt Ahmad Faizal Tahrim said the incidents occurred on Oct 15 as well as on Friday (July 21) and Tuesday (July 25). "The victims are men...