A VIRAL video making the rounds on social media shows a man in a hoodie trying to climb over the gate of a house in broad daylight.
A timestamp on the video shows that the incident happened at 11.30am and comments on the post indicate that the incident happened in Taman Melawati.
Did a man try to break into a Taman Melawati house in broad daylight?
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Ampang Jaya OCPD Asst Comm Khairul Anuar Khalid confirmed the incident, saying that it happened at about 11.30am on Tuesday (Aug 4) at a house along Jalan N3, Taman Melawati.
He said the suspect fled the scene when the house's burglar alarm was triggered and police are now tracking him down.
"Initial investigations found that one of the occupants, who was upstairs at the time, was alerted by the sound of the house alarm.
"When the occupant rushed downstairs to check, he found an unknown man attempting to open the padlock on a side door of the house. The suspect fled after the occupant shouted for help," he said in a statement Thursday (Aug 6).
ACP Khairul Anuar said CCTV footage showed the suspect, believed to be a man wearing a blue hoodie and a face mask, entering the compound by climbing over the perimeter fence.
"The suspect later fled the scene in a purple-coloured car bearing a fake registration number," he said.
He added that police had also detected a viral video of the incident circulating on Threads.
The case is being investigated under Section 448 of the Penal Code for house trespass, which carries a maximum penalty of three years' imprisonment, a fine of up to RM5,000, or both, upon conviction.
