Thursday, Oct 18, 2012
KUALA LUMPUR - Police are looking for a man to facilitate investigations into the theft of a RM900,000 (S$360,000) Porsche Panamera from a showroom in Jalan Bukit Bintang last Thursday.
City Criminal Investigation Department chief Datuk Ku Chin Wah said the individual being sought is Shoo Kar Sin (NRIC 700224-08- 5259) whose last known address is Block D, Jalan Prima 1, Vista Magna, Metro Prima, Batu 7, Jalan Kepong.
It is learnt that Shoo has 13 previous convictions, mainly for car theft. Police are also appealing to the public if they have information on his whereabouts.
Ku said several hours after the Porsche Panamera was stolen, a 31-year-old man was arrested at a house in Pandamaran, Klang.
Investigations later revealed that the suspect had 11 previous convictions for car theft and was wanted in two other cases.
"He is believed to have been paid RM30,000 to steal the Porsche Panamera," said Ku.
Despite the suspect's arrest, the car remains missing.
The suspect was also understood to have stolen an Audi R8 sports car worth RM560,000 on Sept 6.
He walked into a showroom, stole the keys before driving the vehicle out of the premises.
He used the same method to steal the Porsche Panamera.
In last Thursday's incident, the suspect had walked into the showroom in Jalan Bukit Bintang on the pretext of meeting someone who worked there.
He ransacked the office and took an envelope containing the keys to the Porsche Panamera.
The suspect then walked out, got into the gold-coloured car, which was parked in the showroom compound, and drove off under the noses of three employees and two security guards.
The two security guards at the check post allowed him to leave as they thought he was a genuine buyer who had come to collect his new car.
It was only after the man drove out of the gates that the guards realised he was stealing the car as it did not have registration plates.
By the time they informed the showroom staff and police, the suspect and the car were long gone.
Police identified the suspect from closed-circuit television camera recordings as a former detainee under the Emergency Ordinance.
They believe that the suspect had inside help from someone at the showroom as the suspect was very sure of his movements and the location of the car.
