Snatch thief pretending to be food delivery rider, accomplice arrested


PETALING JAYA: A snatch thief had been riding around in the guise of a food delivery rider, snatching mobile phones and bags.

Petaling Jaya OCPD Asst Comm Mohamad Fakhrudin Abdul Hamid said police were initially alerted after a man lodged a police report that his mobile phone was snatched while he was walking near Plaza 33 here on Feb 21.

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