Two suspected robbers arrested, three others escape in Subang Jaya

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Published: Monday December 2, 2013 MYT 9:02:00 PM
Updated: Monday December 2, 2013 MYT 10:48:09 PM

Two suspected robbers arrested, three others escape in Subang Jaya

BY SHAUN HO

Photos taken from the SJ Echo Facebook page showing the suspect who was arrested and the car he was in with four others.

SUBANG JAYA: Two suspects were arrested after a pair of police motorcycle units on patrol chased their gang through a residential area.

The gang is believed to have been actively committing robberies in the neighbourhood in the past few months.

The officers were riding through the SS14 neighbourhood at 2pm on Monday when they chanced upon a blue Proton Wira with its five occupants behaving suspiciously.

Subang Jaya OCPD ACP Yahaya Ramli said the car sped off as they approached the car to investigate and they chased the car for about one kilometer.

“The driver then lost control and the car crashed into a house’s perimeter wall near Jalan SS14/8F.

“Five suspects escaped on foot. The officers chased one of them, who was armed with a parang and managed to nab him after a struggle.

“The suspect was aggressive and tried to injure the officer and his partner,” said ACP Yahaya in a statement.

In the car, police found five long parang, several jackets and facemasks as well as fake car registration plates in addition to several tools.

The car, which was bearing another set of fake plates, was also found to be stolen from Taman Sentosa, Klang on Nov 14.

ACP Yahaya said the 25-year-old suspect who was detained did not have a crimincal record.

“But he said he was released from prison three months ago.

“We will follow up on the rest of the group,” he said when contacted.

The case is being investigated under Section 395 of the Penal Code for gang robbery and Section 397 for armed robbery.

Another suspect, aged 19, was arrested in Shah Alam about an hour later.

Police had found two men walking along the KESAS highway towards Shah Alam at 2.45pm and they flagged down a van when police approached.

“Officers pursued the van until it stopped at the traffic lights near Hicom and tried to escape by foot towards the Petronas station in Section 26.

“One suspect escaped but the other was arrested after a brief struggle,” he said in another statement.