AMPANG: Two men and two women were arrested after leading cops on a chase following an alleged cable theft incident.
Ampang Jaya police chief Assistant Commissioner Mohd Azam Ismail said the initial incident occurred around 2.30am on Sept 3 along Jalan Teratai, Taman Bukit Teratai, Ampang, Selangor.
"Our personnel on patrol received information of an alleged cable theft incident and went to the scene to investigate.
"They arrived at the scene and the suspects got into a four-wheel drive vehicle to escape," he said in a statement today.
He said the suspects backed their vehicle into the police patrol car before fleeing.
"The policemen gave chase for about 200 meters before they hit a centre divider along the MRR2 before losing track of the suspects.
"The following day, a team from the Ampang Jaya Criminal Investigation Department managed to track down and arrest two men and two women aged between 21 and 32 years in Kajang," he said, adding that they also seized a four-wheel drive vehicle and the equipment used to cut cables.
He said one of the suspects has four criminal records while another has one criminal record.
"The suspects have been remanded for four days to assist further investigations.
"We have classified the case under Section 186 of the Penal Code for obstructing a civil servant from dispensing their duties," he said.