Couple Arrested After 130km High Speed Chase

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A video of the couple fleeing from the police made its rounds on social media.JOHOR BAHRU: A couple led police on a 130km high-speed chase before being nabbed early this morning.
Johor Bahru Selatan police chief Raub Selamat said that in the 11.30pm incident, police personnel on patrol spotted the 20-year-old man and an 18-year-old woman in a Proton Persona which was parked at the Adda Height recreation area.
“When they approached the vehicle, the suspects reversed the car and crashed into a police multipurpose vehicle before speeding off.
“A total of six MPVs from the Johor Bahru Selatan police headquarters (IPD) and four MPVs from the Johor Bahru Utara IPD also assisted in the chase, which ended at KM76.6 of the Johor Bahru-Ayer Hitam highway where the couple was arrested,” he said in a statement today.
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Raub said that based on preliminary investigations, the couple is believed to have fled because they were alone in the car and were shocked when they saw the police patrol car approaching.
The police also seized the Proton Persona, a handphone and RM168 in cash.
“They have been ordered by the Johor Bahru magistrates’ court to be remanded under Section 117 of the Criminal Procedure Code for four days from today,” he said, adding that the case is being investigated under Section 186 of the Penal Code and Section 42 of the Road Transport Act 1987 (for driving recklessly).
Earlier, a one minute and 15-second video clip had gone viral on Facebook showing several police cars in hot pursuit of a Proton Persona in Jalan Skudai here. - FMT

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