NILAI: Police have arrested two suspects who broke into the house of a Tan Sri in Nilai Impian here on Aug 13.
District police chief Superintendent Abdul Malik Hasim said they were looking for another suspect who is still at large.
In an incident at 12.30pm on Aug 13, three suspects broke into the house of a government official.
Abdul Malik said the modus operandi of the suspects was to target residences in the elite housing area that turned on their lights during the day, and breaking in when no occupants were present.
In a statement today, he said several items were missing from the house, with estimated losses of about RM5,000.
"About 1.10pm on Aug 13, the Nilai police station received a report from a man regarding a house burglary in Nilai Impian.
"The suspect's modus operandi is to monitor any house that still has lights on during the day because they know there are no occupants in the house.
"For that reason, this incident happened in the middle of the day compared to the usual burglaries that are done at night or early in the morning," he said.
He said, that following the incident, a police team from the Nilai Criminal Investigation Department and the Negri Sembilan Criminal Investigation Department arrested two men on Aug 16.
According to him, three suspects were involved in this incident and the police are requesting the public's help to channel information to locate another suspect known as Julian Said, 37 years old, whose last known address is at Tawadakan, Jalan Kuda, Kota Belud, Sabah
"They can contact Investigating Officer Inspector Muhammad Afandi Othman at 019-815 6812 or any nearby police station," he said.