After a dramatic high-speed chase, the police arrested a man who allegedly attempted to break into an automated-teller machine (ATM) in a Subang Jaya petrol station early Monday morning.
Subang Jaya OCPD Asst Comm Mohammad Azlin Sadari told The Star Online that in the 4.53am incident, five men in three vehicles – two in a lorry, two in a van and one on a motorcycle – had attempted to break into the kiosk by ramming the lorry into the wall of the petrol station.
“The loud bang prompted the 61-year-old station worker, who was alone at the time, to check. Upon realising that a heist was taking place, he immediately alerted us and the nearest mobile patrol vehicle arrived at the scene less than two minutes later.
“The suspects fled in their vehicles,” he was quoted as saying.
That led to a high-speed chase, according to ACP Mohammad Azlin, and the robbers attempted to exit to a nearby highway.
However, before they could do so, the police managed to intercept the van. But in an attempt to escape, the suspects tried to ram the police vehicle.
“That was when we opened fire and hit one of van’s tyres. That caused the driver to lose control and crash the van into the contra lane.
“We managed to arrest one of the suspects while the other fled into a nearby jungle. Checks by police found that the suspects in the lorry had abandoned the vehicle near the crime scene,” ACP Mohammad Azlin told The Star, adding that the police have seized a lorry and a van that were reported stolen.
