Author: Daryll Law

Two theft cases solved

KUCHING: Police here have solved two theft cases at Muara Tabuan Light Industrial Park and Tabuan Tranquility with the arrest of a dispatcher here yesterday. The 29-year-old suspect was arrested at 9.40am at his work place in Sungai Maong. District police chief ACP Awang Din Awang Gani said with this

Jobless man arrested for drug possession

BAU: A 20-year-old man was arrested after he was found with drugs weighing 1.01g in front of a convenience store along Jalan Jambusan on Tuesday (July 14). District police chief DSP Poge Nyaon, in a statement, revealed the unemployed man was detained at 4.45pm by police in front of the

Cops arrest trio in roadblock

KUCHING: Police arrested three individuals for driving under the influence (DUI) during a traffic operation dubbed Ops Mabuk along Jalan Padungan here. District police chief ACP Awang Din Awang Gani said the trio were among 83 road users screened by the traffic police in the four-hour operation that started from

Two cheat death in crash

KUCHING: Two occupants of a car cheated death albeit with injuries after the car they were travelling in collided with a lorry at Jalan Stephen Yong here on Saturday. State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) spokesperson said during the 7.20am incident both vehicles were travelling in the same direction prior

Suspected drug peddler nabbed

BAU: A man was arrested for possessing 5.1g of syabu along Jalan Blacksmith here on Friday. District police chief DSP Poge Nyaon said the 25-year-old was detained after police spotted him acting suspiciously while riding a motorcycle at around 11.30pm. “During a body check, the unemployed man took out a

Fire partially destroys furniture factory

KUCHING: A factory was partially destroyed in a morning fire in Siburan on yesterday. The Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said it received a distress call at 2.32am regarding the fire. Firefighters from the Siburan station rushed to the scene. Initial investigation revealed that the fire is believed to have

Landslide cuts off route to longhouse

KAPIT: Continuous rain had triggered earth movement causing the main route towards Rumah Gangeng Eli, Nanga Sebenda Baleh to be cut off from both directions. Sarawak Civil Defence Force spokesperson Major Ismail Mahedin said the agency received a report of the incident at around 6pm yesterday. “The situation is under

Police destroy weapons used in crimes

SIBU: Thirteen lethal weapons and ammunition seized in connection with several criminal cases between 2005 and 2020 were disposed of yesterday (July 10) within the district headquarters compound. District police deputy chief, Supt Collin, said the weapons comprising 12 shotguns, a pistol, three air rifles, 34 bullets and eight cartridges

Man arrested for alleged incestuous relationship with daughter

KOTA SAMARAHAN: A man was arrested for allegedly getting his daughter pregnant in what is believed to be an incestuous relationship that began in 2016. District police chief DSP Sudirman Kram said the 52-year-old widower was arrested at his family home in Sadong Jaya after a report was lodged against

Missing man returns safe and sound

SERIAN: A disabled man who was feared missing at Kampung Semukoi was found safe after he was reported missing since Wednesday. The man was said to have returned home by himself while a search and rescue (SAR) operation was activated to search for him. The operation comprised five firefighters, a