Several motodops staked their own claim for auxiliary police officer status in the capital’s Chamkarmon district on Monday.

Upon seeing two men break the locks of some parked motorbikes and get the wheels turning on a speedy getaway, the motodops sprung into action, joining police in a thrilling chase that ended in the thieves’ arrest. The two offenders, aged 34 and 36, confessed. KOH SANTEPHEAP