BUKIT MERTAJAM: Just hours after abandoning a RM1 million sports car which he had driven away from a showroom, the thief is believed to have struck again.
This time, he drove the same car out of the district police station compound, and just like in his previous attempt, he abandoned the vehicle.
The Porsche 911 Targa 4 is back in the police station, this time under lock and key in one of the garages.
But the incident has left Penang police stumped and red-faced as this attempt occurred right under their noses.
Penang police chief Datuk Koh Hong Sun has ordered an investigation to ascertain how the suspect gained entry into the district police headquarters compound.
Initial investigations revealed that the suspect got in by cutting the perimeter fence at the back of the police station. The suspect, police believe, had the car keys and came with a container of petrol.
On Monday afternoon, after the suspect had stolen the car, it stalled two kilometres away as there was no petrol.
The suspect abandoned the car but took the ignition key. The car was towed to the police station.
At 11pm, the suspect returned for the car.
After filling the petrol tank, he drove out slowly but when he reached the guardhouse, he almost ran over the sentry who tried to stop him.
The sentry raised the alarm and police immediately mounted roadblocks. At least 10 patrol cars were involved in the hunt.
The car was found abandoned in a secluded spot near Maktab Perguruan Tuanku Bainun, in Mengkuang, about 10km away.
Police believe the suspect may have got cold feet when he realised that roadblocks had already been set up.
Koh said police have lifted fingerprints from the car.
Police have also distributed a photo-fit of the suspect and urged those with information to contact the nearest police station.
The Porsche was stolen from a Naza Premier Auto Bhd showroom at Juru Autocity here about 1.30pm.
The suspect went to the outlet on the pretext of buying the car.
He took out a cheque book to pay the booking fee, but before that asked the saleswoman for the car key, saying that he wanted to hear the roar of the engine.
The saleswoman obliged but to her horror, the suspect stepped on the accelerator and crashed through the glass panel before driving away.
The suspect, however, was forced to abandon the car when it ran out of petrol not far from the showroom.
Source: The New Straits Time
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This time, he drove the same car out of the district police station compound, and just like in his previous attempt, he abandoned the vehicle.
The Porsche 911 Targa 4 is back in the police station, this time under lock and key in one of the garages.
But the incident has left Penang police stumped and red-faced as this attempt occurred right under their noses.
Penang police chief Datuk Koh Hong Sun has ordered an investigation to ascertain how the suspect gained entry into the district police headquarters compound.
Initial investigations revealed that the suspect got in by cutting the perimeter fence at the back of the police station. The suspect, police believe, had the car keys and came with a container of petrol.
On Monday afternoon, after the suspect had stolen the car, it stalled two kilometres away as there was no petrol.
The suspect abandoned the car but took the ignition key. The car was towed to the police station.
At 11pm, the suspect returned for the car.
After filling the petrol tank, he drove out slowly but when he reached the guardhouse, he almost ran over the sentry who tried to stop him.
The sentry raised the alarm and police immediately mounted roadblocks. At least 10 patrol cars were involved in the hunt.
The car was found abandoned in a secluded spot near Maktab Perguruan Tuanku Bainun, in Mengkuang, about 10km away.
Police believe the suspect may have got cold feet when he realised that roadblocks had already been set up.
Koh said police have lifted fingerprints from the car.
Police have also distributed a photo-fit of the suspect and urged those with information to contact the nearest police station.
The Porsche was stolen from a Naza Premier Auto Bhd showroom at Juru Autocity here about 1.30pm.
The suspect went to the outlet on the pretext of buying the car.
He took out a cheque book to pay the booking fee, but before that asked the saleswoman for the car key, saying that he wanted to hear the roar of the engine.
The saleswoman obliged but to her horror, the suspect stepped on the accelerator and crashed through the glass panel before driving away.
The suspect, however, was forced to abandon the car when it ran out of petrol not far from the showroom.
Source: The New Straits Time
Related Story: Porsche thief forgets to ‘fill her up’
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