KUCHING: A wanted criminal was arrested yesterday after police personnel chanced upon him riding a stolen motorcycle.
The 29-year-old, who has an arrest warrant issued against him for failing to appear in court to face charges for vehicle theft, was spotted around 1pm at Tabuan Foochow riding a partially-cannibalised motorcycle.
Police personnel, who were coincidentally in the area to look for a suspect in an unrelated case, recognised the fugitive and trailed him back to his house before moving in to arrest him.
However, he bolted at the sight of the arriving police and led them on a foot chase before he was nabbed and found in possession of a cock spur.
The motorcycle he was riding, meanwhile, was reported stolen in the Sekama area on Feb 24 last year.
Police have detained the suspect, who also has prior records for other crimes, pending further investigation.