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wow, i thot this only happens in usa. tat thief needs to be punished heavily.

 

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Sep 16, 2010

Car chase ends in crash

By Mavis Toh

 

A high speed police chase after a lorry thief ended yesterday afternoon when the lorry collided into other vehicles on the AYE towards Tuas, near the Alexandra Road exit. -- PHOTO: ST READER

 

A DRAMATIC high speed police chase after a lorry thief on Thursday afternoon ended with a five vehicle collision on the Ayer Rajah Expressway (AYE).

 

The suspect, a 37-year-old man, was believed to have stolen a lorry belonging to a pipe maintenance company located at Ubi Road 3.

 

What he did not know, was that the vehicle was installed with a Global Positioning System (GPS) that allowed its whereabouts to be tracked.

 

Mr Shaik Nazeemuddin, general manager of the company which owns the vehicle, told The Straits Times that the lorry was being driven by the firm's technician before it was reported missing. The technician had parked the vehicle outside his flat at Ubi Avenue 1 sometime after 10am when he went for a toilet break. Though he locked the lorry, the man left the key on a table beside his door.

 

When the technician came out, he found both the key and lorry missing.

 

When alerted that the lorry had been stolen, he jumped into his Madza 3 with two other employees and drove to Changi Road North where the lorry's position had been tracked on the GPS system.

 

It was then that the police entered the chase as officers from the Bedok Police Division spotted the lorry travelling along Upper Changi Road North, towards the direction of Changi Prison. They trailed the lorry onto the Pan Island Expressway and East Coast Parkway before getting onto the AYE.

 

But the getaway ended just after the Alexander Road exit, where the lorry collided with several other vehicles.

 

A spokesman from the Singapore Civil Defence Force said that the suspect was found trapped in the driver's seat and had to be rescued using a hydraulic spreader. He was then arrested and taken to Changi General Hospital.

 

There were no other casualties in the incident but the highway drama resulted in a massive jam which slowed traffic down for hours.

 

 

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  On 9/16/2010 at 11:20 PM, Bird5011 said:

What a fark!!!!!KNN..

At least 15 police cars and bikes were involved in the 45 minutes hot pursuit!!! [bigcry]

To catch a lorry thief!!!!! [drivingcar]

WKS well done!!! [dizzy]

Maybe wait another 5 min, Mindef would need to activate helicopter n fighter planes to nab this thief. [laugh]

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  On 9/16/2010 at 11:20 PM, Bird5011 said:

What a fark!!!!!KNN..

At least 15 police cars and bikes were involved in the 45 minutes hot pursuit!!! [bigcry]

To catch a lorry thief!!!!! [drivingcar]

WKS well done!!! [dizzy]

 

human nature ba. got something exciting finally happening, all the policemen will confirm go take part one. i think even WKS got go take part in the chase. more the merrier what? no?

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  On 9/16/2010 at 11:20 PM, Bird5011 said:

What a fark!!!!!KNN..

At least 15 police cars and bikes were involved in the 45 minutes hot pursuit!!! [bigcry]

To catch a lorry thief!!!!! [drivingcar]

WKS well done!!! [dizzy]

 

There's no mention of 15 police vehicles involved?

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imagine everyday u train and train then suddenly exciting finally happened... think if i in their shoe i also chop chop pour away the lunch and chong to join in the fun laio lor... it may be their only exciting moment in their entire ns life or regular life lei... how can let go...

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Lorry have GPS and already spotted by Police at UPPER CHANGI ROAD NORTH..WHY CHASE?....(and continue CHASING)? This chase endanger other road users and what if some other innocent road user , especially bikers, died because of this "dramatic" chase?......and to top it off, from the onset of the chase, they cannot catch the thief until the lorry smashed itself in an accident near Alexandra Exit at AYE?..I think the Police should review their SOP....the chase is too dangerous for other road users (and themselves - the Police)...

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  On 9/17/2010 at 12:42 AM, RelaxLah said:

Lorry have GPS and already spotted by Police at UPPER CHANGI ROAD NORTH..WHY CHASE?....(and continue CHASING)? This chase endanger other road users and what if some other innocent road user , especially bikers, died because of this "dramatic" chase?......and to top it off, from the onset of the chase, they cannot catch the thief until the lorry smashed itself in an accident near Alexandra Exit at AYE?..I think the Police should review their SOP....the chase is too dangerous for other road users (and themselves - the Police)...

 

 

practice makes perfect.

 

look at pinos SWAT, no training all c0ck up.

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