Unusual food-only burglary shocks
KUCHING: A closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage has gone viral on social media platforms, showing three men illegally entering a house located at Jalan Stampin Tengah. The incident occurred at approximately 3 am on Saturday. In the four-minute video, the individuals, who were wearing masks, can be observed crawling on a kitchen counter. They gained access […]
Burglary attempt foiled, man who stole SGD50 fined RM1,000
KUCHING: The Magistrate’s Court has sentenced an unemployed man to a fine of RM1,000 in default to imprisonment for two weeks for trespassing a house and stealing SGD50 (RM162.41) cash belonging to a 23-year-old man. The accused Alexander Maxwell Buma Amoi, 22, from Kampung Kudei pleaded guilty to a charge under Section 448 of the […]
Security guard held for alleged burglary
PADAWAN: A security guard was arrested for allegedly breaking into a real estate agent’s house and stole items worth RM10,000 last Tuesday. Padawan district police chief Supt Abang Zainal Abidin Abang Ahmad in a statement, said the 22-year-old suspect was arrested by a Criminal Investigation Division (CID) team around 7.30am in Matang area yesterday. Investigation […]
Foreigner suspected of burglary detained
MIRI: Police here yesterday (June 3) arrested a foreigner suspected to be involved in several burglary cases around the city. Miri police chief ACP Alexson Naga Chabu in a statement, said the 23-year-old male suspect was arrested during ‘Ops Pintu/Ops Gawai’ around 3am. The district’s Criminal Investigation Division (CID) and mobile patrol vehicle (MPV) unit […]
Cyber-crimes differ from burglary
PADAWAN: The community should be able to differentiate between cyber-crimes and burglary as the two are separate cases involving different breeds of suspect. Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Mohd Azman Ahmad Sapri explained that these two crimes are not the same because for burglary cases, the police know that the suspect would still be around the […]
Nine held for theft, burglary, trespassing
SIBU: Two women were among nine people arrested to assist investigations into motorcycle theft, burglary and trespassing cases. Sibu district deputy police chief Supt Collin Babat on Thursday (Nov 4) said both women, aged 30 and 31 respectively, have previous criminal records. He added that the other seven suspects are aged between 15 and 33 […]
Busy day for burglars in Miri
MIRI : Burglars broke into a house in Pujut on Monday and fled away with jewellery and cash amounting to more than RM100,000. A dentist, in his 40’s discovered his house was ransacked upon returning from his workplace around 6.30pm. He immediately lodged a police report. Upon checking, he found Australian, Hong Kong and Malaysian […]
Four men detained 10 hours after theft
MIRI: Less than 10 hours after a liquor store in Morsjaya was burglarised and items worth more than RM24,000 were carted away by thieves, police detained four men for their alleged involvement in the incident. According to Miri police chief ACP Hakemal Hawari, the suspects aged 26 to 41 were arrested in three separate locations […]
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 […]
House owner loses RM16,000
MIRI: Cash and valuables worth a total value of RM16,000 were stolen from a house in Desa Indah 3 Permyjaya this afternoon. According to a police source, the burglary was discovered by the owner of the house, a contractor in his 30’s, around 12pm after he returned from his workplace. He immediately lodged a police report […]
