More than 20% of robbery cases in Penang in 2021 were false reports

By N. TRISHA

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Friday, 25 Mar 2022
1:34 PM MYT

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GEORGE TOWN: With 21.6% of the robbery cases reported in 2021 being false reports, the police have cautioned that wasting their manpower and resources is a serious offence.

State police chief Comm Datuk Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain said out of the 463 robbery cases reported in 2021, a total of 100 were false reports involving various motives including loss of MyKad and evading debts.

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Symbol	Open	High	Low	Last	Chg	%Chg	Vol ('00)
HSI-CWGA	0.110	0.110	0.090	0.095	-0.015	-13.64	2,157,768
HSI-PWFZ	0.200	0.215	0.190	0.205	0.010	5.13	1,618,410
HSI-CWEZ	0.120	0.120	0.105	0.110	-0.020	-15.38	719,103
HSI-CWGB	0.180	0.190	0.175	0.180	-0.020	-10.00	624,804
HSI-PWHC	0.175	0.185	0.165	0.180	0.010	5.88	564,424
MYEG	0.960	0.960	0.935	0.955	-0.010	-1.04	529,024
HSI-CWC6	0.190	0.190	0.145	0.155	-0.035	-18.42	490,026
TANCO	0.955	0.960	0.940	0.960	0.005	0.52	455,982
HSI-CWEY	0.230	0.245	0.220	0.220	-0.020	-8.33	447,970
VELESTO	0.185	0.190	0.180	0.185	0.005	2.78	409,947
KANGER	0.035	0.035	0.030	0.035	0.000	0.00	399,603
YTLPOWR-C77	0.040	0.045	0.040	0.040	0.000	0.00	397,913
YTL-C1F	0.025	0.025	0.025	0.025	-0.005	-16.67	307,849
HSI-PWFF	0.200	0.225	0.185	0.215	0.015	7.50	287,039
SINARAN	0.035	0.035	0.030	0.030	-0.005	-14.29	276,347

More than 20% of robbery cases in Penang in 2021 were false reports