PETALING JAYA: A habitual panty thief has been arrested by police here.
Police were initially alerted after a report was lodged for alleged trespass and theft of ladies' undergarments at 6.44pm on Feb 23.
"Based on information received our personnel managed to arrest a 44-year-old suspect.
"We also seized two panties from the suspect," Petaling Jaya OCPD Asst Comm Mohamad Fakhrudin Abdul Hamid said in a statement on Wednesday (March 1).
He said the case was being investigated for trespassing and theft.
"A remand order will be obtained on the suspect to assist further investigations," he said.
Those with information on the case can contact the police hotline at 03-2052 9999 or go to the nearest police station.