KOTA MARUDU: Police here have arrested two local men on suspicion of being involved in a gang-robbery in Pitas, near here recently.
District police chief Superintendent Mohd Isa Yusof said the suspects, aged 29 and 34, were arrested separately at Kampung Bengkoka and Kampung Tanjung Senimpul, Pitas on Monday after they were allegedly found to be involved in a gang-robbery two days ago.
“Initial police investigation revealed that the suspects, with an accomplice who is still at large, were involved in a robbery at Dataran Bengkoka, Pitas on March 22. The suspects reportedly accosted two men who were walking back to their car after a drinking session around 4.25 am.
“They dragged the victims out from the vehicle and robbed one of them of his car keys and a sling bag containing RM1,200 cash, a cellphone and other personal items before fleeing the scene,” Mohd Isa said yesterday.
Following a police report lodged by the victims, police arrested of two of the suspects on Monday.
Police are looking for the third suspect and are urging eyewitnesses of the incident to assist police in their investigation under Section 395 of the Penal Code.