Tristate burglary gang busted

MELAKA: Police have busted a house break-in gang targeting condominiums in Melaka, Selangor and Kuala Lumpur with the arrest of four suspects, including a woman.

Melaka Tengah OCPD Asst Comm Christopher Patit said two men, aged 34 and 51, were arrested in Kuala Lumpur on March 14 while the woman and another man were apprehended in Selangor on March 22.

He said the arrests were made following a report on a house break-in case involving losses of some RM50,000 at a condominium unit in Klebang here on March 2.

“We also seized various luxury brand items such as watches, handbags, cellphones, two vehicles, tools for house break-ins and clothing,” he said in a statement, Bernama reported.