BESUT: Two men, including a 16-year-old boy, were arrested for snatching a mobile phone from a 21-year-old student near Kampung Padang Luas near here on Sunday.
District police chief Superintendent Mohd Zamri Mohd Rowi said in the 6pm incident, the suspects met up with victim, from Bandar Permaisuri, Setiu, by the roadside on the pretext of buying the phone from him.
However, when the teenager showed his phone to the suspect, the suspect ran off with it into a white Perodua Axia driven by his 23-year-old accomplice.
The victim then jumped on his motorcycle, chasing after the duo. According to the police, one of the men in the car even brandished a pistol in a bid to scare the victim off.
“However, the suspect’s car skidded not far away and came to a halt near the Gong Kedak mosque.
“Passers-by, realising what had happened, surrounded the vehicle and apprehended both suspects before handing them over to a passing patrol unit,” he said.
Zamri said police seized the car and pistol to facilitate investigations.
Checks showed the 23-year-old unemployed man had a previous criminal record in Kelantan.
The case, he said was being investigated under Section 379 of the Penal Code for theft and Section 36 of the Firearms Act 1960.
In another case, Zamri said two men, both 29, from Kampung Padang Luas and Kampung Lay Out, Jerteh respectively, were detained for possessing a stolen silver Proton Wira on the same day.
He said a police team spotted both of them in the car by the roadside near Taman Tuah Jaya, here, at 3.30am. Suspecting something amiss, they decided to check on the car.
“The team seized the car which reported stolen in Kuala Krai, Kelantan and four stimulant pills from them,” he added.
He said the case was being investigated under Section 12(2) of the dangerous Drug Act 1952 and Section 379A of the Penal Code for vehicle thefts.