Four motorcycle theft ring suspects nabbed

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Police personnel inspecting the recovered motorcycle in the presence of the group’s alleged mastermind (second right).

KUCHING: Four members of a motorcycle theft ring were arrested by police within hours of stealing a bike at Tabuan Jaya on Wednesday night.

The suspects, all local men, were nabbed by a task force team from district police headquarters at a house in Petra Jaya around 10pm, some two hours after they allegedly committed the crime.

Police were able to recover the stolen machine at the house and detained the four men in lock-up pending further investigation.

A source disclosed that one of the arrested suspects, a 38-year-old, is believed to be the mastermind of the group who possesses prior arrest records for motorcycle theft and house breaking.

In a separate case, an insurance broker lodged a police report after his Toyota Landcruiser was stolen from the carpark of Sarawak General Hospital on Wednesday.

The 53-year-old discovered the theft around 1.30pm when he returned to the carpark and saw it was no longer where he had parked it.

Apart from losing his vehicle, the broker also lost some valuables in the form of wristwatches, branded shoes, some cash and a number of personal documents.

Police are investigating.