[NEW UPDATES] Armed Security Guard Robs Jewellery Store In KL Mall

Police are on the hunt for the lover of the rogue guard who robbed a jewellery store in KL Festival City in Setapak last week. It is believed that she is still in the state.

The police have released the photo of a woman believed to be the girlfriend of the security guard allegedly involved in the goldsmith heist at the KL Festival City shopping mall, Setapak here on Oct 31.

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City CID director Senior Asst Comm Datuk Ku Chin Wah said the woman, who is also a Filipina, is believed to be keeping most of the 93 gold necklaces her partner stole.

“We think she is still in the city. We are also looking into the possibility that the woman helped plan the robbery,” he said.

Kuala Lumpur CID chief Datuk Ku Chin Wah said the woman, identified as Norena Lamuddin, 27, from Lamitan, Philippines, was also believed to be in possession of most of the RM150,000 worth of jewellery robbed by the suspect.

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"We believe that the woman is the suspect's girlfriend and that she is now using a fake identity card with the name Hasnah Hassan.

"At this stage, police have only found 10 out of the 100 pieces of jewellery robbed by the suspect,"

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Police said the fugitive — a single mother of one whose real name is Norina Lamuddin, 27, — had been living with the suspect prior to the robbery.
“When the police went to their house, it has already been emptied and cleared out,” Ku said.

Two Filipino men, one of whom believed to be the main suspect in the heist at a goldsmith shop at KL Festival City shopping mall, Setapak here last Thursday, were arrested at the Low Cost Carrier Terminal, Sepang on 3 November 2013.

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Kuala Lumpur deputy police chief Amar Singh Ishar Singh said the two men, who used fake identity cards, were nabbed while waiting for a flight to Sabah at around 7am.

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"After an interrogation, the suspect confessed to committing the robbery at the jewellery store in KL Festival City Mall. “He later led us to a house in Pandan Jaya where officers recovered a Smith & Wesson .38 revolver, which is believed to have been used in the robbery.

Tomei Gold and Jewellery branch manager had a rude shock when an armed security guard robbed the KL Festival City Mall outlet in Setapak yesterday.
“He pointed a gun to my face and told me not to make any noise or say anything,” said a visibly shaken Lourdusamy.

Store manager Robert Lourdasamy said the guard had ordered him and his three colleagues to "squat and keep quiet" when he pointed the gun at them.
"He said he only wanted the jewellery."

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“He then told all the staff to squat as he grabbed a tray of jewellery from the counter.” Lourdusamy said he was surprised at the guard’s actions. “I thought he was joking as he was a friendly and jovial person. He would always be talking and chatting with the other staff. I never thought he would do something like that.”

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“He said he wanted some of the jewellery. I thought he was joking as he was a friendly guy and was never fierce,” Robert said. “When he grabbed the jewellery, I knew he meant what he said. Before I knew it, he had taken the tray and was gone. It all happened in two minutes.”

His MyKad identifies him as a Sabahan, but it is believed to be a fake. The 23-year-old man, whom the employees knew as “Hikman”, had been working at the outlet for less than two months.

Despite repeated requests, the suspect had not produced his identification card, Robert recalled.

“Yesterday (Wednesday), he showed me a copy of his IC. It looked exactly like any other, but it was soft and felt as if it was a piece of cardboard,” Robert said.

“I told him that he would have to show his original IC today (Thursday) as we had to make a punch card for him.”

They were getting ready for the day’s business like any other morning when they found themselves facing the barrel of a pistol.

Pointing the pistol at the employees of a jewellery outlet at the KL Festival City Mall in Setapak was their own security guard.

He told the stunned employees to keep quiet while he took a tray of 100 gold chains before fleeing on foot at about 9.30am.

Twenty-six-year-old sales assistant Tan Sheu Yan said: “He was sitting near the entrance of the shop where he usually sat, facing outside while we were getting ready for business. All of a sudden, he turned and pointed a pistol at us.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31: The country is still in a shock over the recent fake IC security guard shooting a bank officer, when it is again stunned with another news of an armed security guard robbing a jewellery outlet at the KL Festival City Mall in Setapak near here Thursday.

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"The suspect is the guard on duty for the store that day. He fled with an undisclosed amount jewellery," he said when met at the Kuala Lumpur hospital this morning.

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The robbery occurred around 9am and a police source said the suspect was identified as a Sabahan but is believed to hold a fake identity card.

When contacted, the security firm that hired the guard said he was identified as a Sabahan in his IC, but declined to comment if they performed any vetting on him or whether he was licensed to carry a firearm.

The security guard, who had been on the job for less than two months, had pointed a pistol at the store owner and escaped with a tray of jewellery around 9am.

City deputy CID chief Asst Comm Khairy Ahrasa said the owner and the three staff in were getting ready to open the store at the time.

"They had read about what happened at the bank and quickly gave him a tray of jewellery out of fear," he said.

The guard, still in his uniform, took the tray and casually walked out of the mall.

"It happened so fast that no one, apart from the staff from the store, knew what had happened," he said, adding that police are still checking the value of the stolen jewellery.

Police are also checking if the pistol used in the robbery was issued to him by his security firm or was privately owned.

Sentul district police officer, ACP Zakaria Pagan added that there were no casualties or injuries during the incident and that the suspect was a private guard at the store.

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Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar said that it was possible that this security guard was a copycat robber.

"It is possible that this security guard got the idea from the security guard from AmBank.

"I also do not rule out more cases involving security guards robbing their employers," he said.

He urged all security companies to check their personnel thoroughly.

"If there is any doubt or red flags raised, please contact the police and we will help you," he said.

Khalid added that police are also paying closer attention to security guards now and random checks are ongoing nationwide.