Loss worth RM5k in burglary
KUCHING: A phone shop here in Kota Sentosa, was broken into and several mobile phones were found missing this morning. Padawan deputy police chief DSP Lim Jaw Shyong said the incident happened at 3.20am as the shop’s alarm system alerted the manager through his phone. The manager immediately rushed to the shop and found that […]
Burglar on bicycle arrested while on his round
KUCHING: A burglary suspect has admitted to his crimes upon being arrested by the police about 3.45am at Jalan Petanak today. Acting Kuching Police Chief, Supt Merbin Lisa, said the suspect in his 30s liked to cycle at night to his targets, before he got caught by a team of constables from Padungan police station. […]
Police round up six burglary suspects
MIRI: Six local men were detained by the police on Thursday night for alleged burglary at a handicraft shop last month. In the October 9 incident, items worth RM5,000 were stolen. When the men were arrested, some of the items were recovered. All the suspects aged between 28 and 44 were picked up by CID […]
Curtain trick exposes burglary
MIRI: In reducing the chances of being seen or noticed, a group of burglars used a large-sized curtain to cover the gate of a home in Pujut 6 here while they ransack the place. The house is owned by a Japanese man, who is working with an oil and gas company here, and was left […]
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 […]
Five arrested for burglary
MIRI: Five men were arrested for their involvement in break-in activities here. Miri district police chief ACP Lim Meng Seah said the men were arrested in separate raids, carried out by a team of Miri CID (Criminal Investigation Department) personnel on Sept 4 and Sept 5, led by Insp Mizlan Abdul Gani. The men, aged […]
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 […]
Burglary victim finds goods in scrap shop
MIRI: A burglary victim from Beluru, Bakong found items stolen from his home at a local scrap metal shop last Wednesday. His home was earlier broken into by thieves and various items worth RM3,500 were stolen. Among the items were motorcycle batteries, copper and aluminum pots, motorcycle engine components, electrical wiring, cooking pan and pipe […]
Duo arrested for alleged involvement in burglary cases
KOTA SAMARAHAN: A 56-year-old local man and a foreign woman, who started a fire in a locked room at Taman Desa Ilmu, have been arrested for their alleged involvement in several burglary cases around Kota Samarahan. On Tuesday, a distress call was received by the State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) at 4.50pm by a […]
Thieves use MCO to burglarise shop
MIRI: Thieves have taken advantage of the movement control order (MCO) by making away with RM4,277 worth of items from a phone shop at Jalan Pujut 7 here. According to a police report, the complainant, who is the owner, found out about the incident through a Facebook posting. “Around 7.30am, I came across a posting […]
