Snatch theft cases down after plainclothes unit deployed


Good job: Tajuddin (second from right) talking to certificate of service excellence recepient Kpl M. Thevandran (second from left) at the police headquarters in KL,

KUALA LUMPUR: Crime in the nation’s capital has fallen 27% so far this year, with police highlighting a decrease in snatch theft cases.

This comes after the KL police contingent introduced an armed plainclothes police patrol unit with the General Operations Force (GOF) in six districts with the sole purpose of combatting snatch thefts.

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