KOTA KINABALU: Police arrested an illegal immigrant in less than five minutes after he stole a handbag containing RM3,000 at a coffee shop in Hiltop, Luyang here on Monday.
The 28-year-old suspect allegedly snatched the handbag that was left unattended on a table by the coffee shop owner on August 13 around 7.40am.
Acting city police chief ACP Jauteh Dikun said a police team on patrol near the area chased and nabbed the suspect in less than five minutes after the incident.
Police recovered the victim’s handbag containing RM3,000 and some personal documents, he told reporters at a press conference at the city police headquarters in Karamunsing here yesterday.
The suspect had been remanded for investigation under Section 380 of the Penal Code for theft.
Jauteh said initial police investigation believed the victim, in her 60s, had left her handbag on a table unattended while preparing to start business for the day.