JOHOR BARU, Oct 21 – The police shot dead a snatch thief who tried to attack two policemen with a meat cleaver in Taman Johor Jaya here early today.
The 20-year-old assailant who was earlier riding pillion on a motorcycle, died on the spot. His accomplice escaped in the machine in the incident at Jalan Dedap 9.
Johor CID chief Datuk Amer Awal said that two policemen on a motorcycle spotted two youths behaving suspiciously on a machine and ordered them to stop.
In the incident which occurred just after midnight, he said the duo defied the police and sped away on the motorcycle.
Amer said that in a 15km chase that ensued, the policemen overtook the youths and warned them to surrender.
However, one of the youths, who was armed with a meat chopper, tried to attack the policemen who shot him and killed him.
Amer said that since August, the police had received 25 reports of snatch theft in the Jalan Dedap area, adding that thieves rode on motorcycles to prey on unsuspecting victims.
Meanwhile, the police have detained four men in connection with the theft of cars and motorcycles in the city. The suspects, aged between 19 and 34, were picked up in Taman Bukit Kempas and Kangkar Pulai here last Friday.
During the arrests, the police recovered a multi-purpose vehicle, three cars and a motorcycle which were reported stolen. Also seized from the suspects were motorcycle components, three “samurai” swords, imitation gun and a pair of handcuffs. – Bernama
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