KLCC car thief who had two previous drug-related charges was arrested at USJ 1 Subang on the same day – PDRM

Here is more detailed information about Car theft at KLCC car park The incident happened over the weekend, the timeline and even the thief, as provided by police chief Dang Wangi Noor Dellhan Yahaya.

He said that in the incident that occurred at 12.48pm on Sunday, a 31-year-old car owner handed over his SUV to a valet at Suria KLCC and the car was temporarily moved to the side of the main exit. About 10 minutes later, when the car was ready to be moved again, the SUV was missing but the car keys were still with the valet.

The car owner, an interior decorator, was alerted to the theft as he was leaving the mall at 1:20 p.m., and he subsequently reported it to the police. “The victim then contacted the Dang Wangi control centre to report the loss of the car and to post a ‘full bulletin’ to locate the car,” Noor Dellhan said, adding that at 2:35 p.m., the SUV was found by a police patrol unit at USJ One Avenue, Subang Jaya.

The suspect, who was driving, tried to escape but was arrested. “A remand application for the suspect, who is 58 years old and has two records of drug offences, will be filed to assist in the investigation under Section 379A of the Penal Code,” the police said, as reported by Bernama.

Over the weekend, a man named Zach Khai Shin on Facebook shared on social media that his Honda HR-V, which he had parked at the Suria KLCC mall, had disappeared when he tried to pick it up half an hour later. He said that according to the car’s GPS tracker, it was in Subang.

Suria KLCC later released an official statement to explain their story. The mall admitted that “a car assigned to valet parking was stolen despite being safely parked by valet parking attendants.”

“Upon receiving the report, we immediately launched a comprehensive investigation in conjunction with the relevant authorities. Together with the police, we reviewed CCTV footage, which showed an unidentified individual entering the vehicle and driving away while the vehicle keys were safely stored in the parking stall. Using the CCTV footage and the vehicle’s GPS system, the suspect was arrested,” the statement explained.

How did the thief get into the car without the keys? It could have been a ‘relay attack’, a digital theft technique where criminals exploit vulnerabilities in the keyless entry and ignition system – Here’s how a relay attack works. What can car owners do to protect our cars from these silent thieves? A car information system can help locate a stolen car – Zach’s Honda HR-V may have been Honda Connect System.

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