Tuesday August 22, 2006
Snatch thief’s escape thwarted by vigilant youth
PENANG: He promised himself that he would never just stand by and watch a snatch thief get away after a relative became a snatch-theft victim.
And on Sunday night, he acted on his new resolve.
The youth, in his early 20s, jumped into his car with three friends and gave chase after they spotted a motorcyclist grabbing a woman's handbag in Tanjong Tokong.
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END OF THE ROAD: Police waiting for a patrol car to come pick up the snatch thief who was caught by four youths along Kelawei Road on Sunday. |
A high-speed chase ensued and the driver caught up with the motorcyclist some 4km away along Kelawei Road.
According to one of his friends, identified only as Mohd Zamani, 23, the youth managed to knock down the motorcyclist.
“We then handed him over to the police. My friend really despises snatch thieves, as one of his relatives was a victim recently,” he said.
The driver, however, declined to speak to reporters.
A check by the police showed that the 17-year-old suspect was a school dropout from Alor Star and the motorcycle he was riding was reported stolen last week in Kulim.
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