Mischievous teenager arrested
KUCHING: A teenage boy was arrested for allegedly attempting to burn down a surau and causing damages to a kindergarten at Kampung Gita Laut on Friday. At 7.53am that day, fire broke out at Surau Darul Fadzlillah in Kampung Gita Laut. Villagers who noticed smoke coming out of the surau, rushed to the scene to […]
Police cripple two criminal gangs
MIRI: Police here believe they have crippled two gangs which were active in house break-ins and thefts. This pertains to their recent arrest of nine men, including two buyers of stolen goods. Miri police chief ACP Lim Meng Seah said all suspects were detained in an operation carried out since Oct 3 till last Wednesday, […]
Four ordered to go for rehab
BETONG: The Magistrate’s Court here ordered four drug users to undergo treatment and rehabilitation at the Kuching Narcotics Addiction Rehabilitation Centre. The National Anti-Drug Agency (NADA) in a statement told that the order was meted out by Magistrate Maris Agan at the Betong Magistrate’s Court last Thursday (Oct 8). Three of the subjects concerned are […]
It does not pay to steal
MIRI: A 36-year-old man has learnt the hard way that it does not pay to steal. He entered a car around midnight on Monday while the owner of a vehicle was dozing off by the roadside of Jalan Akasia. He stole the wallet and phone of the sleeping 20-year-old motorist. The motorist suddenly sensed the […]
Ex-ministry officer held for graft
KUALA LUMPUR: A former principal assistant secretary of a ministry has been arrested by the Malaysian Anti-corruption Commission (MACC) for allegedly accepting gratification over a tender issued by the ministry. The suspect, a 42-year-old man, who is now a director at a training centre, was arrested at the commission’s headquarters in Putrajaya last Monday. He was alleged to […]
Gruesome body in suitcase find
Cops pick up two suspects BY FLORENCE GENTA & NURHAUNI LEE ABDULLAH SIBU: Police here have arrested two suspects after the discovery of a woman’s body inside a black suitcase at the roadside of Jalan Aman here at 6.45am today. Sibu police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit said the suspects were picked up from a […]
Two drug dealers arrested
KUCHING: Two men were arrested after drugs were found on them at Jalan Genesis Industrial Park II, Sungai Moyan here last Monday (Oct 5). Padawan district police chief Supt Aidil Bolhassan said the arrest was made by a team of Padawan Narcotics Criminal Investigation Division (NCID) personnel at 3.15pm. “The team found two men on […]
Man held for house break-in
MIRI: A local man was arrested on Saturday (Oct3) morning for allegedly stealing a set of tyres and rims of a car belonging to his brother-in-law. The incident occurred on September 30, while the complainant, a secondary school teacher in Bekenu, went holidaying for five days, leaving the house unattended. Upon the complainant’s return from […]
Cable thief caught within three hours
MIRI: In less than three hours after TM cables were reported stolen in Bekenu on Friday (Oct 2), police succeeded in arresting the theft suspect, a local man. The suspected culprit, in his 40’s was detained by a police team from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Miri Task Force around 3pm in Kampung Pengkalan Lutong, […]
21 drug suspects held, den demolished
BETONG: A total of 21 suspects were arrested here for alleged drug abuse. They were caught during a raid codenamed “Ops Tisak” that also catalysed in demolishing the area for being used as a drug den. Chairman of Betong district One-Stop Committee (OSC), Sofhi Jebal said the operation was carried out based on the public […]
