Man held for assaulting wife
MIRI: A man was arrested on Monday (May 31) for assaulting his wife during a heated argument in their home in Permyjaya here. Also seized was a 45-cm long machete. Miri deputy police chief Supt Sabri Zainol said the 41-year-old man was picked up at his house by a team of personnel from the Miri […]
Man accused of sexually assaulting niece
MIRI: A 39-year-old local man was detained by the police on Sunday after he allegedly sexually assaulted his own niece. The suspect was picked up from a house at Taman Desa Senadin by a Miri Criminal Investigation Department (CID) team around 6.40 pm following a report lodged by the 15-year -old victim. Miri deputy police […]
Man nabbed for threatening to kill his mother
MIRI: Police have detained a 28-year-old man for threatening to kill his mother using a Samurai sword on Saturday (May 29). The arrest was made during an operations code-named Ops Gawai, following a report lodged by the suspect’s 52-year-old mother. The suspect had reportedly threatened his mother inside a flat unit of Quadruplex in Lorong […]
Mother arrested in child abuse probe
MIRI: Police here have detained a 39-year-old woman to help them investigate a recent child abuse case. The suspect who is the mother of a six-month-old baby girl was picked up on Saturday evening (May 22) by Miri Criminal Investigation Department (CID) personnel following a report lodged by a healthcare worker at the Miri Hospital. […]
Man held for injuring sister
MIRI: A 26-year-old man was detained for injuring his younger sister after being told to behave. In the incident, which occurred on Saturday (May 22) around 9.30 am in Kampung Lusut here, the suspect threw a video game controller at his sister, causing injuries to her left eye. Acting on a report lodged by the […]
Teenager arrested over viral video of ‘raid’
KUCHING: An 18-year-old male was arrested in connection with a recent case of a Taman Sukma resident being raided by about 15 dissatisfied members of the public which went viral in social media. Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Aidi Ismail said the suspect was nabbed to assist in further investigations into the case. “The suspect was […]
Man in viral video arrested
KUCHING: Police have arrested the main suspect behind the recent viral video in Bintawa and seized the weapon used in the crime last Sunday. Acting Kuching police chief Supt Merbin Lisa said that a CID team, acting on information, arrested the 23-year-old suspect around 11pm. The suspect, who went viral for allegedly beating up another […]
Factor worker held for drugs
BAU: A furniture factory worker was arrested for possessing drugs near a bank in Bau town on Monday (May 17). The district’s narcotics police were carrying out patrols around 9.45am when they noticed a man acting in a suspicious manner. They detained him for questioning. Bau district police chief DSP Poge Nyaon stated that it […]
Husband detained over domestic abuse
MIRI: Police have detained a local man for alleged domestic abuse. The suspect, aged 40, was picked up from his home in Senadin by a team of crime busters from Miri Criminal Investigation Department (CID) at 9.20pm, after receiving a report filed by his wife over the alleged abuse on Friday. The suspect had reportedly […]
Police arrest ‘tokan’
KUCHING: Police arrested an alleged ‘tokan’ (drug dealer) and seized drugs worth more than RM500 by the roadside at Jalan Astana, Petra Jaya on Saturday (May 15). The 37-year-old man rose suspicion, when he was spotted by a Kuching police patrol, riding his motorcycle in the area unit around 3.15am. Acting Kuching police chief Supt […]
