BUKIT MERTAJAM: Police had to fire two shots during an 8-km chase from Kulim, Kedah, to a residential area in Taman Bukit Indah here after a suspect tried to ram a patrol car in an incident at about 9.15 pm on Thursday (Nov 2).
According to Seberang Perai Tengah District police chief ACP Tan Cheng San, the 24-year-old man, who was driving a Proton Wira, was stopped by patrol officers from the Kulim District police headquarters due to his suspicious demeanour, leading him to panic and speed off towards the residential area.
He ended up at a dead-end where he tried to ram the patrol car, causing the police to fire two shots in self defence, hitting one of the car’s front tyres before apprehending him, he said.
The suspect has six previous criminal records for drug offences and house break-ins, and the car he was driving was also reported stolen in Sungai Bakap on Thursday, Tan added.
He was also suspected of stealing a cow just before police stopped him and found equipment used in the theft in his car, said ACP Tan. – Bernama
