Man tracks down thief who snatched girlfriend’s handbag


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PETALING JAYA: Four days of painstaking detective work paid off for a man determined to catch the thief who snatched his girlfriend’s handbag.

The man pounced on the suspect near a hotel in Section 16 at about 10.50am on Saturday, making a citizen’s arrest.

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