Published: Wednesday October 16, 2013 MYT 9:09:00 PM
Updated: Wednesday October 16, 2013 MYT 9:11:20 PM
Cops quick to arrest fast food outlet robbers
BY JASTIN AHMAD TARMIZI
PETALING JAYA: Four suspects, including a woman, were arrested after they robbed RM12,000 from a McDonald’s outlet here.
The suspects, aged between 17 and 24, were arrested at about 4am Wednesday after a police patrol car spotted them as they were trying to escape in a car driven by the female suspect.
Petaling Jaya OCPD Asst Comm Arjunaidi Mohamed said that police believed that the suspects were a robbery gang that targeted 24-hour outlets.
“All four of them were in a Proton Inspira. The three male suspects then went into the outlet while the female suspect waited in the car,” he said when contacted.
“The three suspects covered their faces and threatened the staff with knives and machetes. There were only two people working at the time.
"They forced their way into the managers office and took RM12,000, which was the sales for the day,” he added.
“We believe the suspects made sure that there were no customers around when they robbed the outlet,” Arjunaidi said, adding that there were no injuries caused during the robbery.
Arjunaidi said the outlet staff and a passer-by gave chase as they tried to escape in the car, when spotted by a police patrol car.
He added that the patrol car managed to detain the suspects after a short 1km pursuit.
Arjunaidi said that one of the four suspects had a previous criminal record for robbery.
