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Detained for stealing landlord’s furnishings

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The suspect (centre) is detained.

MIRI: A former tenant of a house ata RPR Taman Permai Bandar Baru Permyjaya was detained by the police on late Sunday evening for stealing furnishings from his landlord.

The apprehension of the 42 year-old suspect was made around 6pm yesterday by a team of Miri Criminal Investigation department (CID).

According to Miri Police chief ACP Alexson Naga Chabu, the suspect has been brought and detained at Miri Central police station’s lockup for further questioning.

“The suspect was picked up from a house at Jalan Hill Top ,” he said.

In the incident, which was discovered on April 1 this year, the home owner was shocked to discover several items inside the house missing. They were believed to have been stolen by his former tenant.

Amongst those missing items were a television set, a washing machine and a cooking has cylinder.

The case is being investigated under Section 380 of the Penal Code for theft.

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