SEPANG: Police have arrested an unemployed man for an attempted snatch theft at Southville City.
Sepang district police chief Assistant Commissioner Wan Kamarul Azran Wan Yusof said they received a report on Friday from a man who recorded the incident.
"Based on the video, the suspect who was riding a motorcycle attempted to snatch the bag of a Chinese national at Block C2, Savanna Executive Suites, Southville City at around 10.45am.
"From the intelligence gathered, we managed to identify the suspect and arrest him near Lorong Bahagia, Kampung Jenderam Hilir at around 4pm on the same day," he said in a statement on Saturday.
He said the suspect is a 33-year-old unemployed man with no prior record.
"We have also seized the motorcycle used by the suspect in the incident
"We will obtain a remand order on the suspect to help with further investigations," he said adding that the case was classified as attempted robbery.
A video of the incident has been circulating on social media and WhatsApp.
The 22-second video believed to be dashcam footage shows a motorcyclist attempting to snatch a luggage bag as several individuals stand near parked cars.
The video ends with the driver of the vehicle that recorded the incident reading out the number plate of the motorcycle as it is seen speeding off.
