Bukit Aman denies police MPV escorted cable theft vehicle in Ampang

Malay Mail reports that Bukit Aman has denied claims made online that a Mobile Patrol Vehicle (MPV) escorted a vehicle suspected of carrying stolen cables in Ampang. According to Datuk Noor Hisam Nordin, director of the Criminal Investigation and Community Safety Department, the police arrested a cable theft suspect and clarified that the MPV acted based on information from the Ampang Jaya district police headquarters operations room.

The MPV also activated its beacon lights in accordance with standard operating procedures. Noor Hisam stated that the actions of the MPV personnel were in response to a public complaint and that one suspect had been arrested for further action. The CCTV footage from a nearby house went viral on social media, leading to various reactions, including claims that the police vehicle had escorted a vehicle believed to be carrying stolen cables.

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