Police car didn’t act as escort for cable thief, says Bukit Aman
Cops reject claims on social media a mobile patrol vehicle had escorted another vehicle carrying stolen cables.
Bukit Aman, the crime prevention and community safety department in Kuala Lumpur, has refuted claims made on social media that a police mobile patrol vehicle had aided a cable thief in Ampang. According to Noor Hisam Nordin, the director of Bukit Aman, the vehicle operated in accordance with Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
He stated that the allegations of collusion with the thieves are false, adding that the police car had responded to complaints from the public and turned on its beacon following established protocols.
The incident occurred when a member of the public reported to the police about a group of individuals suspected of stealing cables near Masjid Al-Ubudiah in Kampung Tasik Tambahan at around 3:59 am. Police received the alert and subsequently apprehended a suspect in a four-wheel-drive vehicle who was attempting to drag a cable out of a manhole.
The case is currently being investigated under Sections 379, 431A and 124K of the Penal Code, as well as Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998, which pertains to the misuse of network facilities.
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