Cops to zoom in on theft in city


Comm Mazlan (second from left) accompanied by Chong (left) during a walkabout at the Kuala Lumpur wholesale market in Selayang.

DESPITE the drop in the overall crime rate in Kuala Lumpur, cases of snatch theft, pickpocket and robbery had increased more than 50% this year.

Kuala Lumpur police chief Comm Datuk Mazlan Lazim said the police would zoom into those areas to reduce such cases next year.

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