Johor cops warn of duo impersonating nurses

BATU PAHAT: Two women, one of whom is pregnant, have been masquerading as nurses to commit thefts in Ayer Hitam and Yong Peng.

Batu Pahat OCPD Asst Comm Abdul Wahib Musa said the suspects, who dress in pink and white nurse's uniforms, claim to be from the Batu Pahat Health Department.

He said the women travel in a silver Perodua Axia and approach targeted houses, where they offer to give free health checks to the victims.

"They will tell the victims to remove all their jewellery and valuables to supposedly ease the health check procedure," he said in a statement on Monday.

ACP Abdul Wahib said that one of the suspects would search the house for valuables while the other tended to the victim and performed the "health checks."

He added that the women would then ask to be excused to get some equipment from their car before making off with the stolen items.