Star online March 31st 2014

Trio masquerading as police arrested for robbery in Batu Gajah

BATU GAJAH: The police have arrested three robbery suspects, including a female, who masqueraded themselves as police to break into homes at Taman Batu Gajah Perdana here. OCPD Asst Comm Shaharon Anuar Abdul Latif said the trio, aged between 34 and 40, from various districts in Perak, was arrested between 1am and 4am on Monday. ACP Shaharon Anuar said in one of the cases, the three suspects were believed to have robbed a 37-year-old labourer and his friend of about RM6,000, mobile phones, LED television, DVD player, a laptop and drove off with the friend's Proton Saga at Taman Saujana here on March 20. "The labourer was inside his home with a friend when they heard several people calling out to them from the outside. "The three suspects introduced themselves as the police and promptly tied their hands up and placed them inside a bedroom," he said. "They then proceeded to ransack the house and carted away with the belongings, totalling up to RM20,000," he added. He added that the suspects did not cover their faces. They were wearing only jackets and sunglasses.