The Royal Malaysian Police force (PDRM) has busted the infamous ‘KTM Gang’ who have been actively stealing motorcycles since 2013. Why KTM Gang? Their main targets are mostly KTM motorcycles and PDRM has confirmed that they’ve been involved in over 100 theft cases in the past seven years. (more…)
Motorcycles top the vehicle theft, according to the statistics released by the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).
The DOSM report stated that there was a total of 71,760 71,760 property thefts reported in 2018. Of that number, 50.1% represented vehicle theft.
Of that number, motorcycle and bicycles top the list with 26,779 stolen. This was a huge sum compared to 7,412 cars and 1,761 lorries/vans.
Is someone playing Grand Theft Auto in real life?
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All we can say please lock up even if you’re stepping into 7-Eleven for a couple of minutes, or if the bike’s parked within your driveway. Thieves look for instances of vulnerability and won’t want to spend a long time trying to unlock that disc lock (for example).
On another note, deaths caused by road accidents in 2018 dropped 2.4% from the previous year, from 4,499 to 4,391.
While that number looks big, it represents only 1.1 percent of the total number of reported road accidents. Selangor registered the highest fatality rate of 1,046 cases, while Kelantan had the highest injury rate of 1,626.
Remember to gear up and ride safe. Like a public safety message once said, “Don’t become a statistic.”
A Malaysian rider who aimed to ride around the world lost his bike in London recently.
Paul Wong began his solo ride on 28th September to various destinations and London was his last stop. He parked his BMW S 1000 XR sport-tourer in front of a restaurant before it went missing, believed to have been stolen.
The red coloured bike bears Malaysian number plates, with a doll dog attached to the rearview mirror.
We hope Paul can be reunited with his bike soon or there’s a way for him out of this hardship.
The theft is in contrast with a number of foreign bikes that were tampered with or had their front brake calipers stolen in Malaysia. Brake caliper thefts may be rampant in Malaysia but not entire bikes, especially large capacity bikes.
It’s the reverse in London where motorcycle theft is an epidemic. The local police has got their hands full in trying to stamp out the crime, while vigilante groups have cropped up to “assist.” The police and insurance companies have advised motorcycle owners to install GPS trackers on their motorcycles lately.
Perhaps we should install such system in Malaysia soon, too.
Source: Careta.my
A man lost his Yamaha 125ZR to a thief during a test ride yesterday.
The victim, Muhamammad Zuhaili Ahmad Zarudin, had advertised his immaculate-looking Yamaha 125ZR on Facebook for RM 7,500. His post was answered, and the “buyer” called to meet at the Sungai Buloh Toll Plaza at 9pm.
The buyer arrived alone in a Perodua Myvi a few minutes later. He insisted that he wanted to test ride the bike before making a decision. He promised Zuhaili that he only wanted to ride the bike in the area around the toll plaza. But when Zuhaili balked at the request, the buyer handed over the key to the Myvi.
With that, Zuhaili handed the bike over.
Zuhaili said he could see the would-be thief riding in his vicinity before he took a slip road and disappeared from sight. He attempted to call the “buyer,” but his phone was switched off.
The victim then drove the Myvi to the nearest police station to report the theft. The police believed that the car was stolen, as well.
The case is being investigated under Section 379A of the Penal Code for vehicular theft. It’s better known as “grand theft auto (GTA)” in the United States.
Source and Photo: Harian Metro
A motorcycle thief passed out after being chased relentlessly by the owner of the motorcycle he stole.
Tanah Abang Police Chief Sr. Adj. Comr. Lukman Cahyono said the thief had stolen a motorcycle outside a house.
The owner of the motorcycle had left the engine on while warming it up. The thief saw his opportunity and jumped on it and rode off.
But his thoughts of an easy score was dashed when the owner gave chase on another motorcycle. The chase kept up until Tanah Abang in Central Jakarta. By then the engine of the stolen motorcycle had given up and sputtered to a halt.
The thief got off and ran on foot, while still being hounded by the motorcycle owner. Finding himself cornered, he decided to jump into flood canal (a large storm drain) and tried to swim away.
However, he fainted from exhaustion after pulling himself up on the far bank.
The police arrested the GTA-wannabe while he was still unconscious. The owner of the motorcycle recovered his vehicle and brought it home.
Source: Jakarta Post
Whoever says there’s no divine intervention should think again.
A motorcycle thief was caught red-handed by he committee members of a mosque when he attempted to steal money from the donation box, which had only RM2.
He was later handed over the police. A background search soon revealed that he had been riding a stolen motorcycle. The suspect soon admitted to having stolen 17 motorcycles in Kuala Sungai Baru since February this year.
The bikes were subsequently sold drug dealers for RM500 to RM600 in Kampung Pinang, Sungai Udang and Kuala Sungai Baru (all in Melaka) to feed his drug habit.
The revelation led the police to arrest two more suspects, aged 33 and 35, who colluded with him to steal the motorcycles. They were also drug addicts.
State Police Chief, Datuk Abdul Jalil Hassan said in a Press Conference, “We seized a Modenass Kriss, Honda Wave, Yamaha Y100 Sport from the first suspect, a Honda Wave from the second, and a Honda EX5 besides a mobile phone from the third.”
He added that the first suspect has prior records of drug cases and theft. He tested positive for methamphetamine.
The second suspect also has a drug record and tested positive for meth, while the third had no priors and was tested negative for junk.
Datuk Abdul Jalil added, “We have so far recorded 112 cases of motorcycle thefts in Alor Gajah out of 234 crime cases reported in the district from January till August this year,” he said.
Motorcycle thefts was a huge concern in the Alor Gajah district as it represents almost 50 per cent (47.9 per cent) of the total crime cases there, he further revealed.
The suspects were remanded until Sept 24 to assist in investigations under Section 379a of the Penal Code for theft of a motor vehicle.
The story was reported by the News Straits Times.
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