While the focus in recent weeks is on snatch theft cases, particularly in Setapak, Kuala Lumpur, it is also common to read in the newspaper on various ATM theft happenning around the country.

There have been various cases in the country including 3 in Johor and 2 in Sarawak where the thieves carted away the entire ATM machine from the bank with one case where the robbers gave up due to the extremely heavy weight of the machines.

Yesterday, in Bukit Mertajam, a group of ATM thieves targetted the wrong machine - a cheque deposit machine. They tied a rope to the machine and pull it away using a lorry. And when the machine opened up, they went down to pick up the “cash”, only to realize they were just cheques. As a result, they left the machine on the road and drove away.

Police arrested 4 men believed to be involved in various robberies and snatch thefts in Setapak at a budget hotel in Jalan Pahang, yesterday. It is believed that they were involved in the robbery cum murder of KTAR student Lee Kean Yip in Wangsa Maju and assault of Pang Kar Wei in Taman Melati, both on 29 July.

A 5th suspect who escaped sought treatment at the Kuala Lumpur Hospital for a gunshot wound was arrested later.

The suspects were tested positive for ganja and syabu. They were ex-convicts who were involved in various robberies in the past while one of them was a detainee at Simpang Renggam.

What has happened to the Setapak suburb of Kuala Lumpur? Last night, a 27-year-old woman was robbed of her handbag containing her MyKad, driving licence and RM100 cash by a biker thief in Taman Desa Setapak, near where Lee Kean Yip, a KTAR student, was robbed and murdered 2 Saturdays ago.

Everybody who follows MyFM will probably know that popular singer Harlem Yu will be performing in Genting Highlands this Saturday.

Flashback 3 years ago, he released a new album which include the song 蛋炒饭 (Han Yu Pin Yin: dan chao fan, English: egg fried rice). Now, I have nothing against Harlem, nothing against egg friend rice, but, I have something against the melody. It’s just so noisy and I don’t feel peace when listening to it. I remember how I got to listen to this song every morning on MyFM on the way to work back then in 2003. The more I listen, the more I dislike it.

Incident 1:
Yet another fatal snatch theft case. This time, salesgirl Ng Chiew Lim, 25, was pushed down an emergency staircase of Berjaya Megamall, Kuantan on Sunday. She died the following day at the Kuantan Medical Centre.

It is learnt that, she was rushing to meet her boyfriend when her incident happened. The impact of the fall caused her to be unconscious, with blood oozing out from her ears, nose and mouth.

Incident 2:
A Tunku Abdul Rahman College (KTAR) student was almost robbed by 2 men in Taman Melati, near the LRT station while he was walking to the college campus. It was only slightly over a week when a KTAR student was robbed and murdered in Wangsa Maju and another student was assaulted in Taman Melati.

Luck is on Nicholas Ong, 19, as he managed to run away in the nick of time yesterday and sought help from people at a nearby stall. A police report has been lodged on the incident.

Meanwhile, police had arrested 2 men in Taman Bunga Raya, just beside the college campus yesterday for behaving suspicously. It is reported that the car the 2 men were in had been reported stolen in SEA Park, Petaling Jaya earlier. Three parangs were also found in the vehicle.