KOTA MARUDU: Police are hunting five men believed to be involved in two armed house break-ins at Taman T&G.
A Toyota Alphard multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) stolen by the suspects from a house in the area was found along Jalan Goshen on Wednesday.
Kota Marudu police chief Superintendent Simiun Lomudin said police received a report on the first incident at 10.28am on Wednesday.
He said initial investigations showed the men entered the house at 3.14am before making off with jewellery and a Sony PlayStation 5 gaming console.
“The suspects then fled in the homeowner’s Toyota Alphard at 3.44am.
“However, acting on public information, the stolen vehicle was recovered at 1pm the same day along Jalan Goshen,” he said in a statement last night.
Simiun said police received another report at 1.32pm yesterday involving a break-in at the same housing area.
“Investigations are being carried out by the Kota Marudu police headquarters’ Criminal Investigation Department and the Sabah police headquarters’ Criminal Investigation Department forensics team at both locations,” he said.
He said efforts to track down all the suspects are underway, and the case is being investigated under Sections 457, 379A, 395 and 397 of the Penal Code for offences involving housebreaking, vehicle theft and robbery.
Those with information can contact the investigating officer Inspector Romio Wong at 019-6851343 or the Kota Marudu police operations room at 019-2183708.
Earlier, a video went viral on social media showing several men dressed in dark clothing breaking into a house in Kota Marudu in the early hours of the morning, with one of them seen holding an object believed to be a weapon.