Suspect shot, another surrenders hours after Puchong robbery
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PETALING JAYA: A robbery suspect was shot as he tried to ram into policemen in Bukit Jalil on Thursday, forcing his accomplice to surrender.
Serdang OCPD Asst Comm Abdul Razak Elias said police had been after the duo following a robbery at a double-storey terrace house in Bandar Kinrara, Puchong at 7.45am.
He said two men, in their 20s, forced their way into the master bedroom and woke up the 46-year-old owner from her sleep. The woman was alone as her husband was at work and child at school.
ACP Abdul Razak said the men threatened the woman with a knife and later ransacked the room, taking away handphones, money, jewellery and branded goods. They escaped in the owner's Volkswagen Beetle. The stolen loot amounted to more than RM200,000.
ACP Abdul Razak said a neighbour earlier saw the suspects parking a tinted Mercedes-Benz in front of the victim’s house, without suspecting anything.
“We watched the neighbour’s closed circuit television (CCTV) recording to identify the suspects.
“A team was then formed to track down the criminals,” he added.
Acting on information gathered from witnesses and the video recording, the Serdang police alerted the other police districts.
At 2.15pm, the two men were spotted in the Mercedes and Volkswagen cars in Vista Komanwel C, Bukit Jalil.
When they were asked to stop and surrender, the man driving the Volkswagen Beetle tried to ram into the police, said ACP Abdul Razak.
Police opened fire at the vehicle and the driver was hit in the shoulder. The Volkwagen crashed into another car and came to a halt.
ACP Abdul Razak said the other suspect, who was driving the Mercedes-Benz that was reported stolen in Taman Tun Dr. Ismail, surrendered to the police.
He said police have classified the case as attempted murder.
PUCHONG PURSUIT:TWO ROBBERS NABBED AFTER HIGH-SPEED PURSUIT
24 APR 2014, 06:52PM BY SOBANA DAMODARAN
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Two men who broke into a house and stole a Volkswagen car in Bandar Kinrara, Puchong early this morning, were apprehended by police seven hours after committing the crimes.
Police detected the suspects when they spotted both of them each driving the Volkswagen, and a stolen Mercedes Benz.
However, as they tried to stop the suspects, the men sped off, resulting in a high speed chase.
Police then shot the suspect in the Volkwagen, injuring him in the right arm when he tried to ram into the police car, near Vista Komanwel Condominium in Bukit Jalil.
His accomplice in the Merc, however, surrended after he was surrounded by police.
A total of 200 thousand ringgit worth of valuables, including jewelry, cash and mobile phones, which were stolen from the house, have been recovered.
