Hoo-ah!

PETALING JAYA: When Dalbir Singh saw a snatch theft in progress, he did not hesitate.The 45-year-old taxi driver rammed the motorcycle of the parang-wielding thief who was trying to snatch a woman’s handbag and gold chain.The collision caused the thief to be thrown on to the road but he fled on foot.The incident happened at 6.45pm on Monday at Jalan PJS 6/2 when Dalbir was driving from Sunway to Jalan Klang Lama.Dalbir’s taxi was damaged from the impact. He said this was the fourth time he had foiled snatch theft attempts over the last four years.The 21-year-old woman escaped injury. Her handbag, containing RM1,500 was intact.At a Press conference yesterday, Petaling Jaya police chief ACP Mazlan Mansur commended Dalbir for his selfless act and said that a ceremony would be held to honour him.Mazlan added that police have identified the suspect who is in his 20s.