Getaway crash: Police officers inspecting the Proton Persona abandoned by the robbers as they fled from the authorities.
BANGI: The mere sight of a police car sent a gang of robbers fleeing, thwarting their plan to rob an employer of RM185,000.
The 62-year-old owner of a cleaning service company made a withdrawal at a bank in Section 15, Bandar Baru Bangi yesterday to pay her employees their salary.
Little did she know that the would-be robbers were following her from the bank, waiting for the right moment to relieve her of her cash.
Luckily, a police patrol unit making its rounds spotted the men tailing the victim in three cars.
“Before we were able to do anything, the suspects jumped into one car and fled, but were unable to take the money from their potential victim,” according to Kajang OCPD Asst Comm Othman Nanyan.
In their panic, they abandoned their other vehicles at the scene.
“We believe that there were at least five suspects,” he said.
“The two vehicles abandoned by the suspects were a gold Toyota Hilux that was reported lost in Kajang and a silver Proton Persona that was reported lost in Seremban.”
ACP Othman said police had launched a manhunt for the suspects, and that the woman later went to a police station at about 10.35am to lodge a report.
ACP Othman said the case was being investigated under Section 392 of the Penal Code for robbery.
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