Crime & Courts

Robbery suspect arrested after dramatic 30km chase

SHAH ALAM: A robbery suspect led police on a 30-kilometre car chase from Banting to Klang but failed to evade capture around Port Klang yesterday.

According to South Klang district police chief Cha Hoong Fong, the 31-year-old suspect was driving recklessly along the road near Kampung Pendamar Mosque and tried to squeeze between two cars that had slowed over a speed bump.

The Proton Inspira he was driving at high speed hit the bump, causing it to jump upward and sideways, hitting the other two cars before skidding to a stop at the side of the road.

The suspect then fled on foot into the village area, just seconds before an unmarked Myvi driven by a police team from the Selangor contingent police headquarters Criminal Investigation Department (CID) pulled up and gave chase.

The suspect managed to double back to his car, jumped into the unmarked Myvi and tried to drive off. The police team, hot on his heels, then fired to deter him from escaping or injuring bystanders, but the suspect managed to escape in the police team's vehicle.

But he didn't get far as he was finally caught by the police in the vicinity of Jalan Kem, Port Klang that same day.

Cha said he learnt of the incident after receiving a call from a man at 7pm about a gunfire incident involving the two vehicles, which was also recorded and shared by witnesses on social media. A South Klang police team sent to the area then discovered the CID team and learned about the entire chase.

"The Selangor CID forensics unit has inspected the incident location and the South Klang district police headquarters has opened investigation papers under Section 307 of the Penal Code for attempted murder," Cha said, adding that the suspect, who possessed several drug and criminal records, had been handed to the Subang Jaya police headquarters for further investigation over the robbery under Section 395/397 of the Penal Code.

He added that the investigations would be completed soon. -- BERNAMA

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