A joint operation by Papar and Kota Kinabalu police saw the arrest of three men – believed involved in burglaries and car thefts – in Kota Kinabalu, on Thursday.
PAPAR: .District Police Chief DSP Kamaruddin Ambo Sakka said the suspects, aged between 20 and 30, were detained following a police report lodged on Sunday . Quoting the report, he said the complainant woke up in the morning and found his house’s front gate had been forced open and home ransacked.Several documents, a laptop, a mobile phone, a watch, car keys and cash were reported stolen, as well as a Ford Ranger vehicle parked in his house compound.
“Following observation and monitoring, police identified three male individuals close to the vehicle that was reported stolen.“The teams approached the men, prompting one of the them to flee the scene, but was detained,” he said. Based on initial investigations, Kamaruddin said the suspects admitted to their criminal activities. Several items belonging to the suspects such as mobile phones and the four-wheel-drive vehicle were confiscated.
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