KOTA MARUDU: Police in this district are actively hunting for five men believed to be involved in a housebreaking case involving two houses in Taman T&G, here, recently.
The five suspects, who were captured on closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras before going viral on social media, reportedly managed to steal a Toyota Alphard car, a PlayStation 5 game console and several other valuable items.
However, the multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) stolen by the group of suspects was successfully recovered, abandoned on the side of Goshen Road, here, yesterday.
Kota Marudu District Police Chief, Superintendent Simiun Lomudin, said his department received the first incident report at 10.28am, last Wednesday.
He said initial investigations found that five men are believed to have entered the house at about 3.14am before stealing jewellery and a Sony PlayStation 5 game console.
“The group of suspects then fled using the victim’s Toyota Alphard at 3.44am.
“However, based on information from the public, the stolen vehicle was successfully recovered at around 1pm the same day on the side of Goshen Road,” he said in a media statement yesterday.
Simiun said the police also received another report at 1.32pm yesterday involving a housebreaking incident in the same residential area.
According to him, the second incident is believed to have occurred at about 3.40am on Wednesday when four men entered a house to steal.
“However, the suspects’ activities were noticed by the residents of the house before they fled with a Sony PlayStation 5.
“Investigations are currently being conducted by the Kota Marudu IPD Criminal Investigation Division together with the forensic team from the Criminal Investigation Department (JSJ) of the Sabah Police Contingent (IPK) Headquarters at both incident locations,” he said.
He said efforts to track down all suspects were underway and the case was being investigated under Sections 457, 379A, 395 and 397 of the Penal Code.
Members of the public with information are asked to contact Investigating Officer, Inspector Romio Wong at 019-6851343 or the Kota Marudu IPD Operations Room at 019-2183708.
Simiun also reminded the public not to speculate or spread unverified information that could interfere with the police investigation. – Fardy Bungga
CCTV footage goes viral on social media.
