The quiet and serenity of a peaceful Sunday morning was broken when two men attempted a daring heist. Father and I was at Golden Jewellery choosing a birthday gift for mother when we heard someone demanding all of the people in the shop to kneel down. When we turn around, we saw two robbers wearing a ski masks, one armed with the Malay long knives, otherwise known as ‘parangs’, barged into the store, threatening its staff and customers to crouch in a corner while they fill their bags up with jewellery. One of them grabbed the store manager by his tie and held him hostage.
Dressed totally in black, the duo seemed to know the timings and workings of the shop rather well. Inept security guards could not prevent the two robbers, who were pointing the sharp edge of the knife at their neck, from forcing their way in. Pandemonium broke out when the robbers smashed the glass displays and emptied them of precious gems and jewels by using the emergency hammer. The staff watched the fearsome looking masked bandits in horror as they swept the store clean. Other customer did not dare to utter a single sound, I was also frighten to my wits, I could even hear my heart palpitating.
In fleeting minutes, the heist was over and they were going to leave the crime scene in a motorbike. Just as they were about to go, the worker press the alarm button and some of the policeman who are nearby there gave chase. The robbers took off their heels and sprinted towards their motorcycle which they had parked it in front the store earlier by them. They got onto it started to drive at a very high speed. Seeing that the robbers had a vehicle, the police quickly get into their police car and on the siren which a indication to other vehicle to give way as they are on “mission”. The police car then chase after them. But soon, thick black clouds and thunder rolled in from the west and rain begun to fall. The road was very slippery and dangerous.

The robber swerved from left to right overtaking many vehicles. The policemen have no choice but to call backup to stop the robbers from letting them escape. Suddenly, when they were driving the motorcycle at full throttle, they saw 2 police car blocking their way through the tunnel. They tried to swerve left to ride past the police car but it was a failed attempt as police cars whizzed into view in front of them. Outnumbered and without any guns, the robbers had no choice but to surrender. The holdup was a foiled plan without modern weapons like guns although they sure had a lot of guts to carry it out in broad daylight.
They were caught red-handed; hand cuffed and arrested to the police headquarters. Back at the store police officers can be seen jotting down statement of the witnesses. Although the jewellery store did not lose any of its jewellery as all of it was returned to the store owner, it was terribly damaged. The owner had to incur the costs of renovation and invest in a better security system to prevent any more robbery attempts.
After assisting the police, father and I went home, we were chatting about the incident when I suddenly remembered that we had not chosen a gift for mother and tomorrow is already her birthday, we do not have any time to lose.
I quickly told father about it, taking a glance at his watch, we realised that it was already afternoon. We took our lunch and hurried off to look for a suitable gift for mother.