Cops in pursuit of woman who palmed bracelet into her purse

JOHOR BARU: Police are looking for a woman to help with an investigation into a theft that occurred in a jewellery store at Uda Business Centre, Bandar Baru Uda, here.

Johor Baru North OCPD Asst Comm Rupeah Abd Wahid said the incident occurred at about 11.20am on Jan 29 last week when a woman, believed to be in her 40's, was seen entering the premises.

"The suspect pretended to try a few bracelets before proceeding to put one of them into her bag when the store attendant was not paying attention.

"The bracelet was worth about RM5,600 and the woman gave the excuse of wanting to withdraw money from the nearby bank but never returned," she said in a statement here on Saturday (Feb 5).

ACP Rupeah said that the store manager only noticed of the incident after reviewing the CCTV footage of the store.

The case was being investigated under Section 380 of the Penal Code for theft, which carries up to 10 years of imprisonment and a fine, or both, upon conviction.

A video of the incident also went viral on Facebook after the store posted the incident on its page.

At the time of writing, the seven-minute video has gained more than 1.4mil views and more than 3,400 shares.