Three suspected car thieves killed in shootout with cops

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Three suspected vehicle thieves were killed following a shootout with the police at Persiaran Kota Emerald in Rawang, Selangor on Saturday (Jan 18).  Read more at https://shorturl.at/3NvwK  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Police killed three men in a shootout in Rawang, crippling a syndicate involved in theft of

00:06vehicles on Saturday.

00:07Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department Director-Commissioner Datuk Shri Mohamad Shuhaili

00:13Mohamad Zain said the police conducted the Op Slejang operation and attempted to arrest

00:18the trio around noon.

00:20He said the officers tried to stop the suspects and introduce themselves, but instead, the

00:25suspects opened fire.

00:27He said a chase ensued for about 750 meters in Kota Emerald Township, and when the suspects

00:33were cornered, they shot at the officers which forced them to fire back, subsequently killing

00:39the trio.

00:40The shootout happened along Persiar and Kota Emerald.

00:44Police said the group of thieves would use rental cars with fake number plates to carry

00:48out vehicle thefts.

00:50They believe that the suspects were trying to perform another theft when police officers

00:54caught up with them.

00:56The suspects had already stolen 17 vehicles this year.

00:59Two of the suspects have been identified and are aged 40 and 43, while the third suspect

01:06did not have any identification documents.

01:09Police seized a semi-automatic pistol, two masks, five number plates, a gadget used to

01:15deactivate vehicle arms and two machetes.

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