PETALING JAYA: Policemen opened fire when four suspected cable thieves in two vehicles attempted to ram them while evading arrest in Balakong, Kajang, this morning.
Kajang police chief Naazron Abdul Yusof said the policemen were on an anti-crime operation against cable thefts when the suspects tried to crash a BMW and a Nissan Frontier into them at about 6am.
“The policemen were forced to fire five shots at the tyres of the two cars to stop the criminals in their tracks. The four suspects, aged between 28 and 36, were arrested,” he said in a statement.
No one was injured. The suspects have criminal records for drug offences and other crimes.
Naazron also said police found various equipment for stealing cables in the two vehicles, which were seized.