Some of the things that were recovered from the suspected burglars
PETALING JAYA: Two suspected burglars who have been terrorising tenants of the Saville condominium in Desa Melawati have been arrested.
The suspects, aged 38 and 43, were nabbed at Block A parking lot at about 3.30pm on Sunday as they were walking to their vehicle.
Wangsa Maju OCPD Supt Mohd Roy Suhaimi Sarif said police spent 30 minutes monitoring the duo before detaining them.
"One of them was carrying a black bag suspiciously. After arresting them, we found valuables including items that were reported missing during a break-in recently," he said.
The items recovered were watches, including a Chanel, jewellery, a coin box, a power bank, an MP3 player, two handbags and several external hardisks.
The suspects, from Sri Rampai and Wangsa Maju, had criminal records for house break-ins.
Prior to the arrest, two units of the condo were broken into between July 6 and July 26.
Last Sunday, the duo allegedly broke into a unit on the 10th floor at about 3.30am when a 32-year-old tenant, who is a human resources officer, and her housemates were outstation.
The security guards were alerted of the break-in and informed the tenant.
In the other case on the 18th floor, the victim was in the bathroom when he heard sounds of the doorbell ringing.
Supt Roy said the man decided to ignore it as he was taking a shower. After he was done, the man was shocked to see a stranger in his unit.
He said the victim asked the suspect who he was but the latter asked him the same. That was when the suspect's accomplice entered the premise.
"The victim ran and locked himself up in the toilet. With his handphone he called the security guards. By the time the guards arrived, the suspects had already fled," he said.
The victim lost a Macbook, two laptops, two watches and RM50.
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