KUALA LUMPUR: Two men have been arrested for alleged armed robbery and impersonating police officers at a house on Jalan Metro Barat Perdana Timur 2, Taman Usahawan Kepong.
Sentul district police chief ACP Ahmad Sukarno Mohd Zahari said in the 11pm incident on Dec 8, the suspects, armed with a pistol, approached the residence of a 40-year-old Indonesian woman under the guise of conducting an inspection and introduced themselves as police officers.
"The complainant (victim) became suspicious and called the Kepong police station for assistance. The suspects then grabbed the complainant's mobile phone," he told reporters at the Sentul police headquarters here on Friday (Dec 13).
Police raided the location shortly after and arrested the two suspects, aged 42 and 55. One worked as a security guard while the other was unemployed.
"Police seized a pistol belong to a security company and is believed to have been used for extortion. Also seized were 10 bullets, a firearm licence card belonging to the security company and two mobile phones belonging to the victim," he added.
"Investigations revealed that the suspects were not wearing police uniforms (at the victim's house) and only claimed to be police officers," he said.
He said the case is being investigated under Sections 395 and 397 of the Penal Code, and both suspects were charged in the Kuala Lumpur Court on Friday.
In another case, a 25-year-old local man was detained for allegedly extorting RM5,000 from a stall owner at Jalan Sentul Pasar.
Ahmad Sukarno said in the 6am incident on Dec 5, the suspect threatened to damage the victim's stall if the money was not paid and later ate there without paying at around 2.30pm the same day.
"Police arrested the suspect last Sunday at Sentul Pasar. Investigations revealed that the suspect has a record of 15 prior criminal and drug-related cases but is not linked to any gang," he said.
The case is being investigated under Section 385 of the Penal Code and the suspect was also charged in the Kuala Lumpur Court on Friday. – Bernama
