By: Zaidul Khair bin Jungkim
KOTA MARUDU: Police are actively tracking down nine men believed to be involved in two housebreaking incidents at Taman T&G, Kota Marudu on Nov 11.
In the incidents, a Toyota Alphard belonging to a resident was also driven off before being found abandoned by the roadside in Goshen, Kota Marudu at about 1pm the same day.
Kota Marudu District Police Chief Superintendent Simiun bin Lomudin said five men broke into a house at about 3.14am before stealing a Sony PlayStation 5. The suspects then made off with the resident’s Toyota Alphard at 3.44am.
In the second incident at about 3.40am, four men were believed to have entered another house in the same residential area to commit theft. The suspects fled with a Sony PlayStation 5 after being noticed by the house occupant.
Investigations are being carried out by the Criminal Investigation Division of IPD Kota Marudu with the assistance of the forensic team from the Criminal Investigation Department of Sabah Contingent Police Headquarters to identify all suspects.
Both cases are being investigated under Sections 457, 379A, 395 or 397 of the Penal Code.
Source: IPD Kota Marudu
