New Year Eve op leads to arrest of teen motorcycle thief

2 Jan 2025 • 5:31 PM MYT
Media Selangor (EN)
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SEPANG, Jan 2 — An 18-year-old, wanted by the Perak police for motorcycle theft, was arrested during a road operation on Tuesday (December 31).

Sepang police chief ACP Norhizam Bahaman said the teenager from Teluk Intan was detained at a roadblock in Cyberjaya while riding a Yamaha LC 135. He claimed he was in the area to look for work.

“Upon inspection, officers discovered the motorcycle had a fake registration number. The teenager was handed over to the Perak police for further investigation,” he told the press today.

The four-hour operation, part of “Op Ambang Tahun Baharu,” began at 10pm with 141 personnel involved. The police issued 56 traffic summonses for violations including driving without a licence and failure to wear seat belts.

A total of 475 individuals and 394 vehicles were inspected during the roadblocks at nine locations in Sepang.

Separately, Norhizam confirmed that a 36-year-old local man reported missing on November 12 has safely returned home. Investigations revealed no signs of kidnapping.

The man, who had gone missing due to work-related stress, returned on December 22, saying that he had driven aimlessly through Johor, Pahang, Kelantan, and Terengganu before returning home.

— Bernama