Machete-wielding robbers from Muar arrested in Sungkai, remanded seven days

MUAR: Two men and a woman, believed to be involved in an armed robbery with machetes in Taman Sri Treh, Muar, on Tuesday (Dec 17), and who went viral on social media, have been remanded for seven days starting Saturday (Dec 21), Malay language daily Sinar Harian reports. The remand order was issued by Magistrate Suzana...

Elderly woman raped and robbed by foreigner in Cyberjaya

SEPANG: A female senior citizen was allegedly raped and robbed at an apartment building in Cyberjaya. Sepang OCPD Asst Comm Wan Kamarul Azran Wan Yusuf said the 71-year-old victim lodged a police report on the incident at about 12.18am on Friday (Sept 13). "She claimed she was raped by a foreign man at the apartment's stairs. "The assailant...

African trio claim trial to robbing Japanese man of US$30,000

KUALA LUMPUR: Three African men have pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here to charges of robbing a Japanese businessman of US$30,000 last month. Patrick Samba, 34, and Ibrahim Jalloh, 36, both from Sierra Leone, along with Liberian Douglas Daniel Devine, 38, were charged on Wednesday (Sept 11) with robbing 58-year-old Hiroyuki Azuma of US$30,000...

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...

Kajang cops hunt armed men for gold store robbery in shopping mall

KUALA LUMPUR: The police are looking for four men believed to be involved in an armed robbery of a jewellery store in a shopping mall in Kajang near here this afternoon. Kajang district deputy police chief Supt Mohamad Nasir Drahman said preliminary investigations revealed that four masked men wearing security guard uniforms with gloves had entered...

Cops hunting man who robbed woman motorcyclist in Seremban

SEREMBAN: Police are looking for a motorcyclist who snatched a gold bangle from a woman motorcyclist who was returning home with her two children in Taman Bandar Senawang near here. The suspect committed the act knowing well that it could have endangered the lives of the 33-year-old woman who was riding with her two young children. Seremban...

Five cops face internal action for allegedly robbing foreign national

KUALA LUMPUR: Five policemen, who are among seven individuals detained on suspicion of involvement in a robbery of a foreign national involving a sum of RM260,000, are facing internal disciplinary action including possible transfer. Kuala Lumpur Police Chief, Datuk Rusdi Mohd Isa, said the action would be taken based on the findings of the investigation conducted...

Man seen in violent robbery video nabbed by KK cops

KOTA KINABALU: Police have arrested a man in connection with the brutal assault and robbery of a woman in a back alley in the city here last week. The incident of a man using a stick to beat a woman during the robbery was captured on video and went viral on social media on Monday (Feb...

Hardened criminal caught after necklace grab in Shah Alam

KUALA LUMPUR: A man with an extensive criminal record of 25 offences was one of two suspects arrested after a woman was robbed in front of her house in Shah Alam last Saturday. Subang Jaya police chief ACP Wan Azlan Wan Mamat said in the incident at 6.30am, the woman was accosted by four men on...

Selangor cops to extend remand for policemen in rape, robbery case

AMPANG: Police will apply to extend the remand order for the two policemen who were arrested for their suspected involvement in a robbery and rape case involving a private college student and her male friend. Selangor police chief Comm Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said the initial remand order ended on Tuesday (Jan 16) but investigations into...