PORT DICKSON – An unemployed man was arrested on suspicion of robbing a petrol station and several stores around Port Dickson, Seremban, and Nilai involving losses totaling RM69,713.
Port Dickson district police chief Aidi Sham Mohamed said in the 3.27am incident yesterday, they received a phone call from a security alarm company informing them that a petrol station at Jalan Batu 2 Seremban had been broken into.
When police arrived, they discovered that the glass panel of the petrol station had been smashed and upon further inspection of the shop, they arrested a 29-year-old man hiding under the counter, he said.
“Police seized RM500 in cash, a hammer, gloves, and a motorcycle during the arrest. They also conducted a check at a house that the man had lived previously at Kg Sg Raya, Pasir Panjang, and seized various items believed to be from previous robberies, including cigarettes of various brands, bracelets, mobile phones, and spectacles, he said in a statement here today.
Aidi Sham said investigations revealed that the man had been on a solo crime spree since October last year until August, involving one case in Seremban and two in Nilai, with losses totaling RM67,913.
The suspect, he added, has been remanded for five days and the case is being investigated under Section 457 of the Penal Code. – Bernama, August 26, 2021
