4 robbery suspects nabbed within 7 hours

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SIBU: Four men were arrested seven hours after committing a robbery at Mile 8, Old Oya Road on Monday.

The houseowner lodged a police report on the 3.30pm crime and police arrested three suspects in a house at Jerrewit Road at 11pm.

This led to the arrest of a fourth suspect at another house at Tiong Hua Road. Police also seized a car. They confirmed its plate number matched the one used in the robbery that afternoon.

They said the crime occurred after the house owner and his wife went out. When they returned at 3.30pm, they found two strangers walking out from their house.

The owner chased them, but fell and injured himself.

He checked and found the robbers had entered his house and made off with cash and jewellery.

Police said the three robbers had come in a car. While one remained inside the car, the other two went inside the house to rob.

Police will remand the four men arrested.