WEDNESDAY-5TH DECEMBER 2007-MAN ROBBED BY POLICEMAN

Man robbed by ‘policeman’
TAWAU:
A youth who claimed he was a cop relieved a 20-year-old man of a cellphone and RM100 cash on Sunday. The victim was taking a bus to Muhibbah at 3. 3Opm when the suspect confronted him. Acting District Police Chief Superintendent Hj Ramli Ali Mat said the police had detained a suspect who was found in possession of a few phone cards, sim cards and credit cards in his wallet. Police believed the suspect is able to help them solve several cases here. Meanwhile, a 20-year-old youth lodged a police report after his house at Tanjung Batu here was broken into on Monday morning. The complainant claimed that the thief entered the house from the kitchen and stole two cellphones and a wallet which contained a MyKad, a GDL licence and RM100 cash. In another case, a 20-year-old youth claimed that his lorry’s battery worth RM800 was stolen from his house at Jalan Utara here at 6am on Sunday. Police also received a report from a 30- year-old man working at a secondary school at Jalan Apas here that 20 notebooks and other computer accessories which belonged to the Education Department were missing on Monday. Estimated losses were RM8,000. A man reported the theft of a water meter at his house at Taman Setia last week.