KenP
10-01-2008, 01:16 PM
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,430742,00.html
Two armed robbers hijacked a security van with $1.3 million inside but were forced to abandon more than half the cash because their small getaway car could not carry it all, Malaysian police said Tuesday.
The robbers and their compact getaway car were still at large with $524,000 following Monday's heist near Kuala Lumpur, district police chief Shakaruddin Che Mood said.
The robbers stole a small car then held up guards in the security van at a shopping mall. One robber drove the van away and the other followed in the car, Shakaruddin said.
The van was recovered nearby with nine bags containing $786,000 inside ? evidently because the bags did not fit in the compact car, the police chief said.
"The bags are quite big. I consider them quite stupid. Their planning was very shortsighted," Shakaruddin said. (AP)
Two armed robbers hijacked a security van with $1.3 million inside but were forced to abandon more than half the cash because their small getaway car could not carry it all, Malaysian police said Tuesday.
The robbers and their compact getaway car were still at large with $524,000 following Monday's heist near Kuala Lumpur, district police chief Shakaruddin Che Mood said.
The robbers stole a small car then held up guards in the security van at a shopping mall. One robber drove the van away and the other followed in the car, Shakaruddin said.
The van was recovered nearby with nine bags containing $786,000 inside ? evidently because the bags did not fit in the compact car, the police chief said.
"The bags are quite big. I consider them quite stupid. Their planning was very shortsighted," Shakaruddin said. (AP)