SERDANG: District police have solved a house break-in and a series of snatch thefts with the arrest of seven suspects in two separate cases.
In the first case, two men with criminal records were detained over a burglary in Bandar Putra Permai here.
Serdang OCPD Asst Comm Muhamad Farid Ahmad said the victim left his home at about 7am on June 7.
"When he returned at 4pm the next day, he discovered his house had been broken into.
"The house was in shambles and his car and valuables were missing," he told a press conference at Serdang district police headquarters on Monday (June 23).
ACP Farid said the losses, including the car, two laptops, sunglasses and cash, came up to about RM42,000.
"An investigation led to the arrest of two men, aged 38 and 44, in Klang on June 18.
"We recovered the stolen items as well," he said, adding that the suspects had been remanded until today and police would apply for an extension.
In the second case, ACP Farid said a snatch theft gang consisting of three men and two women, believed to be responsible for 39 cases in Selangor, was busted in an operation codenamed Ops Sentap Jay.
"The suspects aged 20 to 30 were detained on June 19.
"We believe they are responsible for cases in Serdang, Kajang and Subang Jaya," he said.
Several items were seized, including a motorcycle, helmets, a laptop, a pawn shop receipt and jewellery, he added.
