KUALA LUMPUR, July 14 -- Police have arrested a teenager suspected of stealing condiments from the TMG supermarket in Bandar Seri Jempol, Negeri Sembilan, last Thursday.

Jempol district police chief Superintendent Norhisham Mustapar said officers received a report of the incident at about 9.02pm on July 11.

Initial investigations found that the teen had entered and exited the supermarket multiple times carrying a sling bag.

Security checks revealed two packets of black pepper sauce and two packets of mayonnaise inside the bag, with no payment made for the items.

The suspect's parents, who arrived at the scene, allegedly tried to persuade security staff to release him but a scuffle broke out.

The trio then fled in a Toyota Avanza befo...