Cops on the hunt for Simunjan convenience store robber
SIMUNJAN: Police are looking for a masked man who allegedly robbed a convenience store in town on Monday (June 12). The incident, which was caught on the store’s closed-circuit television (CCTV), had gone viral on social media. In the 25-second video clip, the masked suspect is seen armed with a long object and demanding the […]
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 […]
Sibu’s Taman Selera Muhibbah to be equipped with CCTV
SIBU: Closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras will be the newly added feature to the recently upgraded Taman Selera Muhibbah. Deputy Minister for Public Health, Housing, and Local Government Michael Tiang Ming Tee said that he had allocated a total of RM50,000 for the CCTV and its installation work at the food court. “From my perspective, this […]
Deceased, 37, found lying face down
PADAWAN: A foul stench coming from a rented room on the third floor of a shophouse in Batu Kawa, has unravelled after authorities discovered the body of a man last Wednesday (Aug 17). The incident came to light around 6.30pm when a female tenant smelled something foul coming from the room. She later went to […]
Unemployed fined RM3,500 for burglary, theft
KUCHING: An unemployed man was fined RM3,500 by the Magistrate’s Court here on Monday (Jul 4) for breaking into a house and stealing a pair of shoes. Mohd Syafik, 25, pleaded guilty to two charges before Magistrate Zaiton Anuar. According to the first charge, he was accused of breaking into the house belonging to a […]
CCTV aids in solving theft at laundry
DALAT: Thanks to the diligence and fast action of the local police, the theft case at a laundrette here is considered solved. The suspects in the Grace Light Dobi theft on the morning of June 1 were detained – less than 24 hours after a report was lodged at the Mukah District police headquarters (IPD). […]
Thief caught on camera
MIRI: A 20 year-man has been arrested after he stole a chainsaw worth RM1,800 from a house in Taman Tunku last Wednesday. The theft was caught on the house’s surveillance camera (CCTV). At 12.56am on Wednesday, the CCTV had filmed the suspect scaling the house’s gate. Unaware that his act was caught on the CCTV, […]
CCTV resolutions to be upgraded to fight vandalism
THE Sarawak Multimedia Authority (SMA) and Kuching North City Commission (DBKU) will upgrade the resolutions of existing closed circuit cameras (CCTVs) at the Kuching Waterfront. Deputy Minister of Utilities and Telecommunications Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi said this was part of measures taken to prevent vandalism and destruction to property in the city. “The existing […]
Man arrested after fondling cashier in grocery store
MIRI: A local man was detained on Friday for allegedly fondling the breast of a female cashier early this week in Bekenu. Miri Police chief ACP Hakemal Hawari said the man was arrested by a team from the Miri Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and Bekenu police following a report lodged by the 24-year-old victim over […]
Man detained for stealing pot plant
MIRI: A 37-year-old local man was detained early Tuesday morning (Nov16) after he was seen stealing a pot plant at Miri Times Square here. A police source said a security guard, who was on duty, saw the man carting away the pot plant worth around RM280 around1.43am from a section of the square. The security […]
