Tuaran: Police arrested a wanted man in Tuaran, Sabah, yesterday with one officer drawing his gun as the suspect attempted to escape before being apprehended.
Tuaran police chief Noraidin Ag Maidin said officers from the state contingent’s criminal investigation department found the suspect’s vehicle at CKS Plaza in Tuaran at around 3pm yesterday.
When they approached the vehicle and introduced themselves as policemen, the suspect attempted to escape by repeatedly reversing his four-wheel-drive into the police vehicle which was parked behind him.
“Because of the suspect’s actions, the team acted by breaking the front passenger window to arrest the suspect. In the process, there was a scuffle with the man.
“Police had to use minimal force in conducting the arrest. No gunshots were fired in the process,” Noraidin said in a statement, adding that the suspect was wanted for suspected involvement in several cases under investigation.
Video recordings of the incident had gone viral, with one policeman seen drawing his gun while other cops conducted the arrest.
