Updated | Man suspected of string of thefts wanted by the Police

The Police are engaged in a second hunt for a man suspected of having been involved in a string of thefts.

The man, from Bormla, escaped the police during a car chase in the south of Malta. The car was eventually found in Fgura but the suspect was nowhere to be seen.

At around 11.30am, the police approached the man who was walking in Birgu. Upon seeing the police, the suspect ran towards his car and drove away, with the police giving chase.

The police requested assistance after the suspect hit a van and kept on driving. They however lost him in Rahal Gdid. His car was found at around 1.50pm in Fgura.