Burglary suspect nabbed after rooftop standoff
KLUANG: Police arrested a 26-year-old man after he allegedly broke into a student dormitory here and later attempted to evade capture by climbing onto the rooftop of a nearby houses and buildings, yesterday.
The suspect was eventually arrested at 8am.
Earlier, at 4.20am, a man lodged a police report after discovering a break-in at the Yap Tau Sah dormitory.
District police chief Assistant Commissioner Bahrin Mohd Noh said members of the public had spotted the suspect spotted loitering on a rooftop.
They attempted to persuade him to come down.
"Instead, the man leapt from one rooftop to another and refused to surrender," said Bahrin when contacted.
Police arrived shortly after, but the man continued to resist arrest, prompting the Fire and Rescue Department to be called in for assistance.
He was eventually detained unharmed.
A background showed no criminal record. His urine test returned negative for drugs.
The case is being investigated under Section 457 of the Penal Code for burglary, which carries a jail term of up to 14 years, a fine, or both upon conviction.
Bahrin urged anyone with information on the case to contact the district police headquarters at 07-7784222 or its hotline at 07-7766822.
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