QuickCheck: Was a car stolen from a shopping mall valet parking in KL?

A VIRAL post on social media claims that someone had his vehicle stolen from a valet parking at a shopping mall in Kuala Lumpur.

The vehicle was also said to have been tracked to Subang Jaya using its global positioning system (GPS) device.

Did this incident really happen?

Verdict:

TRUE

On Sunday (July 7), the police arrested a man for stealing a sports utility vehicle (SUV) left on the roadside by a mall's valet attendant in Jalan P. Ramlee.

Dang Wangi police chief ACP Noor Dellhan Yahaya said that in the 12.48pm incident, the 31-year-old SUV owner handed over the car to the valet attendant.

"The car was moved from the parking area to the main exit road. Some 10 minutes later, when the car was to be moved again, the SUV went missing and was feared stolen. But the car keys were still with the valet,” he said on Monday (July 8).

The car’s owner, interior decorator Noor Dellhan, was informed about the theft when leaving the mall at 1.20pm and hastened to make a police report.

"The victim then contacted the Dang Wangi control centre to report the loss of the car and for an ‘all-point bulletin’ to be posted to locate the vehicle,” said ACP Noor Dellhan.

He said at 2.35pm on the same day, the SUV was found at USJ 1 Avenue, Subang Jaya, Selangor, by a police MPV patrol and the suspect driving the car tried to escape but was apprehended.

"The remand application for the suspect, a 58-year-old with two prior drug offences, will be made to assist in investigations under Section 379A of the Penal Code,” he said. – Bernama