SANDAAKAN: Police believe they have solved 33 housebreaking and robbery cases in the district with the arrest of six suspects, including three former convicts.
District police chief ACP Rowell Marong said yesterday that all the suspects, aged between 20 and 40 years old, were tested positive for drugs.
One of the suspects had allegedly committed 18 housebreaking cases while another was suspected to have been involved in 15 burglary cases, he said, adding all of them would be investigated under Section 457 of the Penal Code.
Another suspect aged 36 was detained for impersonating as a policeman and an immigration officer and involvement in several robbery cases around Sandakan district.
“The suspect allegedly impersonating as a policeman and an immigration officer was reported to have collected money from business operators around this district. He would be investigated under Section 170 of the Penal Code,” said Rowell.
The police have also seized a Toyota Hilux vehicle, sling bags and a debtors’ record book from the suspect, who is also on the wanted list of the Lahad Datu police.
With the arrest of these suspects, police recovered several stolen items, namely, a television set, six mobile phones, two pen-drives, two modems, three wristwatches, a wallet, two memory cards, three laptops, two passports, two sling bags and a gold pawn card.
Rowell hoped with the arrest of the suspects, housebreaking and robbery cases in housing areas would be reduced.
He called for the continued cooperation of the public to help the police reduce crime rate.
Rowell also showed reporters the RM50,250 cash and 21 barrels of petrol that were seized from intruders at Berhala Island recently.