RM1,000 per attack? Perak police arrest three teens over arson, paint-splashing cases across four states

IPOH, Oct 27 — Three 19-year-old men have been arrested in Penang over alleged arson and paint-splashing attacks on homes across several states, with police saying they were offered RM500 to RM1,000 per incident.

Perak police chief Datuk Mohd Alwi Zainal Abidin said Taiping police arrested the three men at separate locations in Penang between 5pm and 9pm on October 22, and had helped solve nine vandalism cases across four states: two in Perak, three in Kedah, two in Johor, one in Penang and one in Selangor.

“The first suspect, a college student, was arrested in Tanjung Bungah, where police seized a mobile phone, clothing believed to have been worn during an incident and a grey Proton X70,” he told a press conference at Perak Police Headquarters here.

“The second suspect, a storekeeper, was arrested in Taman Sri Rambai, Bukit Mertajam, where police seized a mobile phone, clothing and a white Nissan Teana. The third suspect, also a college student, was arrested in Taman Machang Bubok, where police seized a mobile phone and a black Honda City.”

Mohd Alwi said preliminary investigations found that the suspects had no previous criminal records and had admitted to carrying out the attacks after being offered payment by an unidentified person they contacted only through WhatsApp.

Police are investigating two cases in Taiping.

In the first, reported on September 19, two men allegedly splashed red paint on a house in Taman Pura Jaya, Simpang, before throwing a bottle containing petrol and setting it alight towards the property.

This case is being investigated under Section 435 of the Penal Code for mischief by fire.

In the second case reported on October 10, two men allegedly splashed red paint on houses in Taman Sri Larut, Simpang, and a neighbouring property.

This case is being investigated under Section 427 of the Penal Code for mischief, which carries a prison term of one to five years, a fine, or both, while Section 435 provides for imprisonment of up to 14 years and a possible fine.

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怡保，10月27日讯——槟城警方逮捕了三名19岁男子，他们涉嫌在多个州属纵火和泼油漆袭击民宅。警方称，每起案件他们可获得500至1000令吉的报酬。

霹雳州警察总长拿督莫哈末·阿维·扎伊纳尔·阿比丁表示，太平警方于10月22日下午5点至晚上9点在槟城不同地点逮捕了这三名男子，并协助侦破了四个州属的九起破坏公物案件：霹雳州两起，吉打州三起，柔佛州两起，槟城州一起，雪兰莪州一起。

“第一名嫌疑人是一名大学生，在丹绒武雅被捕。警方在那里缴获了一部手机、据信是案发时所穿的衣物和一辆灰色宝腾X70汽车。”他在霹雳州警察总部举行的新闻发布会上说。

“第二名嫌疑人是一名店主，在武吉默塔占的斯里兰拜花园被捕，警方在那里缴获了一部手机、一些衣物和一辆白色日产天籁轿车。第三名嫌疑人也是一名大学生，在武博马章花园被捕，警方在那里缴获了一部手机和一辆黑色本田锋范轿车。”

莫哈末·阿尔维表示，初步调查发现，嫌疑人此前没有犯罪记录，并承认在接到一名身份不明人士的报酬后实施了袭击，而他们只通过 WhatsApp 与他们联系。

警方正在调查太平的两起案件。

9 月 19 日报道的第一起事件中，两名男子据称在 Simpang 的 Taman Pura Jaya 向一栋房屋泼洒红漆，然后向房屋扔了一个装有汽油的瓶子并点燃。

本案正根据《刑法》第435条（纵火罪）进行调查。

在 10 月 10 日报道的第二起案件中，两名男子被指控在 Simpang 的 Taman Sri Larut 的房屋和邻近房产上泼洒红色油漆。

本案正在根据《刑法》第 427 条（故意破坏罪）进行调查，该条规定可判处一至五年监禁、罚款或两者并罚；而第 435 条规定可判处最高 14 年监禁并可处罚款。

空气中弥漫着爱的气息，但约会账单也随之而来：13%的马来西亚男性愿意为了约会而负债。

霹雳州一名调任校长因其初三女儿遭母亲举报性骚扰，目前正接受警方调查。

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