Cops nab three after high-speed car chase and gunfire exchange By A. RUBAN [email protected] 23/8/13 SHAH ALAM: A high-speed car chase involving repeated exchanges of gunfire between the police and three gang members in Subang Perdana ended with the arrest of three suspects at Taman Sentosa near here. The suspects, aged between 26 and 27 and believed to be linked to the 08 gang were nabbed after their Perodua Viva rammed into a Toyota Hilux during the chase early yesterday morning. Selangor acting police chief Deputy Comm Datuk A. Thaiveegan said Sungai Buloh police first received information about suspicious activity involving the men, who were waiting outside a restaurant in Subang Perdana at about 2.30am. “When a police team arrived to confront the men, they suddenly started the car and reversed, almost knocking down a cop. “The suspects then took off, which led to the chase. “At the Guthrie Corridor Expressway, the robbers started shooting at the patrol car. “It was then that the patrolmen asked for back-up from units in Shah Alam and South Klang, which deployed one MPV each,” he told reporters at the Selangor police headquarters yesterday. DCP Thaiveegan said the suspects’ car lost control and crashed into a pick-up truck along Jalan Dato Dagang 19, after travelling for about 25km. “Police arrested the first suspect at about 5.30am near the accident scene. The second suspect, who was hiding with a pistol in a drain, was caught minutes later,” he said. The third suspect, who dashed off to a nearby palm oil estate, was arrested at about 9am. According to DCP Thaiveegan, one of the suspects had four criminal cases. Police recovered a Smith & Wesson pistol, which initial investigations showed was stolen from a businessman in Taman Eng Ann, Klang recently. The suspects, who suffered minor injuries, have been admitted to the Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital for medical treatment and will be remanded.
Posted on: Fri, 23 Aug 2013 05:31:54 +0000
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