KUALA LUMPUR: A parang attack on a policeman in Kepong, raids on underage clubbers and a viral incident involving a 12-year-old boy abandoned by the roadside were among the crime stories that drew attention this week.
The Kepong attack ended with police shooting dead the suspect after he attacked cops again while resisting arrest.
Other cases included three Malaysians arrested in Mauritius over a suspected cannabis haul and a RM28.4 million pawnshop break-in in Johor.
Here are some of the crimes reported this week.
POLICEMAN’S HAND SEVERED IN KEPONG PARANG ATTACK
A policeman was seriously injured after being attacked by a foreigner with a parang during an attempted arrest in Desa Amanpuri, Kepong, on Nov 11.
The 26-year-old lance corporal’s hand was severed in the attack. He also sustained injuries to his head and body. The lance corporal is attached to the mobile patrol vehicle unit at the Gombak district police headquarters.
Selangor police chief Datuk Shazeli Kahar said he was in stable condition after an eight-hour surgery to reattach his hand.
He was initially taken to Hospital Selayang for emergency treatment before being transferred to Hospital Kuala Lumpur for surgery to reattach his hand.
Shazeli said the suspect had rushed out of a residential unit armed with two parangs and attacked police, firefighters and Health Ministry officers at 7pm.
The suspect was later spotted near a playground not far from the apartment between 7.30pm and 8pm.
He attacked police again with a parang when officers attempted to detain him. Police fired several shots in self-defence.
The suspect, who was wounded in the shooting, was taken to Hospital Selayang but was pronounced dead on arrival.
195 UNDERAGE PATRONS HELD IN ENTERTAINMENT OUTLET RAID
Police detained 195 underage patrons and a manager during a raid on an unlicensed entertainment outlet in Kuala Lumpur shortly after midnight on Nov 10.
Dang Wangi police chief Assistant Commissioner Ahmad Azwan Amin Nordin said those detained comprised 93 local men, 61 local women, 16 foreign men and 25 foreign women.
Police also screened 16 outlet workers and 219 other patrons.
The manager is being investigated under Section 29(2) of the Entertainment (Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur) Regulations for allowing underage patrons into the outlet.
Preliminary urine screening found one adult male patron positive for amphetamine and methamphetamine.
In a separate operation in Bukit Mertajam, Penang, 114 foreigners were detained during raids on two entertainment centres on Nov 9.
The Penang Immigration Department said 64 people were detained at an outlet in Jalan Keranji, Taman Mutiara, while 50 others were arrested at premises in Jalan Kulim, Taman Machang Bubok.
Those detained included Thai, Laotian, Vietnamese and Myanmar nationals, as well as men from Bangladesh and Nepal.
THREE MALAYSIANS HELD IN MAURITIUS OVER 76kg CANNABIS HAUL
Three Malaysians were arrested at Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport in Mauritius on Nov 2 after authorities found 76.14kg of suspected cannabis in their luggage.
The Mauritius Revenue Authority said the drugs, packed in 70 vacuum-sealed plastic packets, were estimated to be worth 114.21 million Mauritian rupees (about RM9.87 million).
Federal police Narcotics Crime Investigation Department director Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said a Malaysian couple, aged 22 and 18, from Penang, were recruited through contacts on the RedNote application before being approached via Telegram.
He said they were offered RM1,000 for each suitcase brought to Mauritius. They agreed to transport four suitcases, and their flight tickets and hotel accommodation were paid for by the recruiter.
The couple were instructed to travel to Bangkok to collect the suitcases before flying to Mauritius via Dubai. They were also told to install the Life360 application to allow their movements to be monitored.
A third suspect, a 30-year-old from Sabah who works in Singapore, was arrested with 10 packets of suspected cannabis.
Hussein said the man had responded to a job advertisement on Facebook before being contacted through Telegram.
The arrests were carried out by Mauritius’ Anti-Drug and Smuggling Unit, in collaboration with Customs, after the three arrived from Dubai aboard Emirates Flight EK709.
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FORMER MANAGER SUSPECTED OF MASTERMINDING RM28.4MIL PAWNSHOP BREAK-IN
A former pawnshop manager in Kota Tinggi is suspected of masterminding a break-in at the premises, resulting in the loss of jewellery and cash worth RM28.4 million on Nov 6.
Johor police chief Datuk Ab Rahaman Arsad said the 44-year-old entered through the front door at 11.42am before escaping through the rear exit with the valuables.
Police arrested seven local suspects, comprising five men and two women aged between 29 and 48, in Kota Tinggi and Johor Baru between Nov 7 and 8.
Ab Rahaman said investigations indicated that the break-in was carried out to destroy evidence of criminal breach of trust involving the former manager.
He said most of the stolen jewellery comprised fake items that the suspect’s associates had allegedly pawned using fictitious customer identities to get money from the company.
Police seized 2,891 pieces of jewellery, RM27,371, two pawn receipts, two sets of keys, two sling bags and a mobile phone.
Four suspects were remanded for seven days from Nov 8 to 14, while the remaining three were remanded until Sunday.
The case is being investigated under Sections 457 and 408 of the Penal Code for housebreaking and criminal breach of trust, respectively.
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FATHER ARRESTED AFTER LEAVING SON BY HIGHWAY
A 45-year-old Chinese national was arrested after leaving his 12-year-old son by the roadside near the Nilai Toll Plaza along the North-South Expressway in an incident that went viral on social media.
Nilai police chief Superintendent Johari Yahya said the incident occurred on Nov 10 while the family was travelling to Pantai Bagan Lalang in Selangor.
He said an argument between the man’s two children in the car had angered their father, who stopped by the roadside after passing the toll plaza and ordered his younger son to get out to teach the boy a lesson.
The man then drove off but reportedly turned back to pick him up.
Johari said the father later took the boy to a private clinic near Bandar Baru Nilai for treatment.
Police arrested the suspect at a house in Jalan Cheras, Taman Pertama, Kuala Lumpur, at 12.15pm the following day. The car was also seized.