Jewellery shop owner gives chase after robbery near Seremban

 

Police said the jewellery shop owner’s car was blocked from the front and rear while he was at a petrol station.

SEREMBAN: After being robbed at a petrol station in Lukut near here today, a jewellery shop owner gave chase after the armed robbers, causing a getaway vehicle carrying two suspects to crash.

Port Dickson district police chief Aidi Sham Mohamed said in the 10.15am incident, the 50-year-old man had stopped to fill up petrol when he was attacked by five men armed with parangs who came in a Mitsubishi ASX and a Honda CRV.

“The victim’s car was blocked from the front and rear. The suspects then grabbed three bags containing jewellery, a mobile phone, cash and personal documents belonging to the victim before fleeing.

“The victim chased the suspects and caught up with the Honda CRV with two men inside, causing the vehicle to go out of control and overturn on the road shoulder in Lukut,” he said in a statement here.

Aidi Sham said the victim, who suffered minor hand injuries as a result of being hit by a weapon, then turned towards the suspects but the two men managed to escape in a Perodua Myvi believed to be driven by an accomplice.

“Three other men who were in the Mitsubishi ASX had fled earlier,” he said, adding that police recovered two bags of stolen jewellery, two parangs and a walkie talkie from the Honda CRV.

“Investigations also found that the Honda CRV was reported stolen on Nov 25 last year in Sri Hartamas, Kuala Lumpur,” he said.

Aidi Sham said police were tracking down all the suspects, some of whom were believed to be injured.

Anyone with information on the incident should contact investigating officer Fatiha Nur Hamidus at 013-621 7365 or the Port Dickson district police headquarters hotline at 06-646 2999, he said. - FMT