KUALA LUMPUR: A man with a criminal record of eight offences was arrested after trying to escape by driving recklessly in Jalan Ayer Embun, Titiwangsa here, on Saturday night (March 11).

Kuala Lumpur Criminal Investigation Department (CID) chief SAC Habibi Majinji said in the 12.15am incident, a team of personnel from the Jalan Tun Razak police station were patrolling around Taman Tasik Titiwangsa before noticing a parked Toyota Harrier sports utility vehicle (SUV) with two suspicious men on board in Jalan Kuantan.

“When the personnel approached the vehicle, the suspects fled the scene, with the vehicle driven in a reckless manner for 2km before stopping at Jalan Ayer Embun.

“A man in his 30s was arrested, while another escaped, and the incident had caused damage to several vehicles and a stall around the area,” he said in a statement Sunday (March 13).

SAC Habibi said checks found that the SUV had been reported missing and was fitted with a fake registration number.

The case is being investigated under Section 353 and Section 186 of the Penal Code for obstructing a public servant from carrying out his duties and Regulation 25(1)(n) of the National Registration Regulations 1990 for failure to submit identification during an inspection.

Owners of stalls and vehicles hit by the suspect’s SUV and members of the public with relevant information may contact senior investigating officer ASP Chew Lai Chang at 012-274 9097 or investigating officer Insp Abdul Hakeem Abdullah (012-922 5687) to assist in the investigation.

They may also contact the Wangsa Maju district police headquarters at 03-9289 9222 or the Kuala Lumpur hotline at 03-2146 0584/0585, or any nearby police station.

Earlier, a nine-second video went viral on social media showing an SUV crashing into a stall before speeding away, believed to be around Taman Tasik Titiwangsa here. – Bernama