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Thursday November 4, 2010
Workers by day, crooks by night
By STEVEN DANIEL
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SERDANG: Police recovered loot worth RM300,000 recently after arresting five men suspected of being odd-job labourers by day and burglars by night. During the day, the men, aged between 30 and 40 years old, did minor renovation work at houses and monitored nearby houses. They would then wait till the wee hours of the morning before making their move.
Acting Selangor police chief SAC Datuk A. Thaiveegan said the suspects’ crime spree came to an end when police raided their house in Sungai Besi on Oct 27. They had earlier broke into a house. When the raiding party moved in, the burglars were in the midst of trying to pry open a stolen security safe weighing more than 100kg.
“Investigations showed the men would observe the neighbourhood while doing odd jobs,” said SAC Thaiveegan. “In the early morning while it was still dark, the suspects would use their skills from doing renovation work and odd jobs to break into their targeted house,” he said. Police recovered jewellery, watches, computers, two stolen Toyota Camry and various house break-in tools.
He said the suspects armed with a fake gun would be high on drugs when committing the crime. They have been actively breaking into homes in the Serdang, Kajang and Cheras area the past one year. Sources said police were tracking down other members of the gang still at large.
