Police nab serial car break-in suspect

MIRI: CCTV footage helped police track down a man believed to have been involved in six car break-ins at the Miri Bulatan Park here. The suspect’s image was caught on CCTV on July 21, said Miri City Council in a statement Today (Monday). It said this assisted the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in the prompt […]

Cameras show man grabbing seven handphones from shop

MIRI: Police on Sunday evening detained a man and his girlfriend for their alleged involvement in a break-in at a telephone repair shop at Jalan Miri-Bintulu last month. The break-in caused the shop to lose about RM4,000. Miri Police chief ACP Hakemal Hawari, said the man, aged 25, and his 27-year-old girlfriend were detained at […]

Two detained for alleged break-in

MIRI: Two local men from Kampung Piasau Utara were detained by police last Saturday (November 28), after they allegedly stole cash amounting to RM17,000 from a shop selling frozen meat in Krokop Lorong 10, about a week ago. Both suspects aged 32 and 35 were picked up from two separate houses in Kampung Piasau Utara […]

Man who broke into cop’s house arrested

KUCHING: A man was arrested for breaking into a cop’s house on Monday morning. District police chief ACP Awang Din Awang Gani said the incident occurred around 3.30am at Taman Sourabaya Indah here. The police officer was asleep when he was awakened by the sound of the main door being opened. “The police officer went […]

Man arrested for office break-in

KUCHING: A local man was arrested for allegedly breaking into an office in MJC Batu Kawa yesterday (Oct 30). Padawan district police chief Supt Aidil Bolhassan stated the 31-year-old suspect was arrested at 4.30am by a Padawan patrol unit. “When the unit arrived, they found that the suspect was already arrested. The arrest also led […]

Man arrested for DAP service centre burglary

MIRI: A 24-year-old man was arrested for his alleged involvement in a recent break-in at the Democratic Action Party (DAP) Miri Pujut service centre. The arrest was made at Pujut Tanjong Batu here by a team of Miri Criminal Investigation Department (CID) personnel following a public tip-off. The team also recovered a stereo speaker believed to have […]

House break-in mastermind arrested

MIRI: Police detained a man, who is believed to be the mastermind in a series of house break-ins here today. In the operation, Criminal Investigation Department (CID) personnel, led by Inspector Fredly Juing, also detained a woman and two other men from separate locations in connection with the case. The arrests were made in Permjaya […]

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 […]

Burglar caught red-handed

MIRI: A 40 year-old burglar was caught red handed after he busted into a rented room at a three-storey shophouse in Centre Point here on Wednesday morning. The suspect, who lives a few blocks away, was spotted packing up several valuable items from the victim’s rented room. According to sources, the victim, a female in […]

Two caught for theft, burglary

KOTA SAMARAHAN: Two men believed to be actively involved in car thefts and break-ins here were arrested yesterday (Aug 10). District police chief DSP Sudirman Kram said the police mobile patrol vehicle (MPV) unit came across a suspicious vehicle in front of a supermarket near Jalan Medan Universiti here during their patrol at 6.50pm. The […]