Stolen 4WD found, man arrested
MIRI: A four-wheel drive (4WD), which was reported stolen from a house in Long Bedian, has been found on Sunday (Jan 31) with an arrest of a man at Pujut Corner here. The suspect, aged 39, is under police custody at Miri Central Police station (CPS) lock-up to assist police probe into the case. The […]
Jobless man arrested for burning uncle’s motorcycle
MIRI: Angry with his mother for refusing to give him some money, a 21-year-old unemployed man set his uncle’s motorcycle on fire on Sunday night (Jan 24) at Kampung Pengkalan Lutong. The suspect was also said to have had a personal grudge against his uncle. A police report was lodged by the uncle after he […]
Man held for stealing auto parts
MIRI: A local man aged 36 was arrested on Saturday afternoon for allegedly stealing car’s parts and accessories including the steering wheel worth RM300 from a parked vehicle at Jalan Sarikei, Taman Tunku. He was caught at 1.54pm at a house in Taman Tunku following a report lodged by a 42-year-old complainant on the incident. […]
Man threatens to kill wife and family
PADAWAN: Police arrested a man for allegedly threatening to kill his wife and her family if she files for a divorce. The incident happened on Jan 14 at around 11pm in Kampung Sinar Baru, Mile 14, Jalan Penrinssen. District police chief, Supt Aidil Bolhassan who confirmed the case, said the complainant (wife) lodged a report […]
3 compounded, 1 arrested at massage centre
KUCHING: Three men were compounded and a foreign woman was arrested after a late-night karaoke session at a reflexology massage centre at Bandar Baru Batu Kawa on Sunday (Jan 17) night. Padawan district police chief Supt Aidil Bolhassan said a raid, dubbed Ops Covid-19, was conducted by a team of personnel from the Padawan District […]
Granny held for illegal lottery sale
KUCHING: An elderly woman was arrested on suspicion of operating illegal lottery sales in a premises at Batu Kawah New Township on Saturday. Padawan police chief Supt Aidil Bolhassan said a CID team raided the premises that was suspected to be used in illegal gambling activities. During the 6pm raid, the team spotted a 63-year-old […]
Contraband drinks worth RM530k seized
KUCHING: Custom enforcement officers seized alcoholic beverages worth more than RM530,000 including unpaid duties and taxes from a lorry along Jalan Kuching-Bau last Friday (Jan 8). State Customs director Herman Shah Abdullah said the raid took place around 12.40pm following an intelligent report and monitoring conducted by the team. Enforcement officers tailed the lorry until […]
Community policing team stops crime as it happens
KUCHING: The efforts and cooperation between the public, Sarawak Community Policing Association (SCPA) and Bintawa police station had led to the arrest of two crime suspects in the area. SCPA secretary David Xavier Hii Chin Loung said on Jan 8 at about 1.24pm, a resident of Bintawa reported about persons behaving suspiciously outside gated premises […]
Addict nabbed for mischief
MIRI: Police detained a 28-year-old drug addict for allegedly pouring water into two automated teller machines (ATM) of a bank in Jalan Merbau here causing them to malfunction on Thursday (Dec 31). The man was detained around 5pm by a team of CID personnel after he was caught on the bank’s CCTV, behaving suspiciously while […]
Man arrested for stealing from uncle
MIRI: Police detained a 29-year-old local man for allegedly stealing 10kg of calamansi lime from his uncle’s orchard on Saturday. The suspect was picked up from a house in Kampung Selanyau, Bekenu at 2.58pm on Saturday during an operation known as Ops Kesan. The arrest was made following a report lodged by the suspect’s uncle. […]
