Another illegal online gambling operation crippled
KUCHING: An illegal online gambling syndicate, reportedly reaping in profits of about RM50,000 since August this year, was crippled following the arrests of three individuals last Thursday. Acting on information, a police team raided an apartment in Jalan Tun Jugah here around 11am — the premises was suspected of being used as an operations centre. […]
Youth nabbed for stealing money from surau
KUCHING: Police have arrested a man who allegedly stole donation money at a surau near Taman Won Baru, Jalan Matang. Kuching district police chief, ACP Awang Din said the 18-year-old unemployed suspect had entered the surau in a suspicious manner — as seen through CCTV footage inside the surau. Early investigation found the suspect entering […]
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 […]
Desperate couple jailed for theft
MIRI: Having lost their jobs due to the Covid-19 pandemic, a couple had taken the desperate measure of stealing from a supermarket to feed their child. They were arrested on June 10, and on last Tuesday they were produced in front of Magistrates Leona Dominic Mojiliu and Md Syafique Md Hilmie for sentencing in different […]
New deputy police chief leads walkabout
KUCHING: The newly appointed Kuching District deputy police chief (operations) Supt Merbin Lisa yesterday led a community policing walkabout at Medan Niaga Satok wet market, Kubah Ria here. Held to engage with the public and build confidence in police omnipresence near the area, such activities would enable members of the force to understand the community […]
Public urged to be wary of criminals
KUCHING: The Sarawak Community Policing Association (SCPA) is urging the public to be more aware of crimes in their area. Its chairman Datuk Dr John Lau Pang Heng said everyone is responsible in taking precautions to prevent crimes in their area. “We as a society should carry out the initiative of not allowing crime to […]
Kuching needs more police resources
KUCHING: Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii should demand for more allocations in the upcoming Parliamentary sitting for the development of human resources in the police department in view of increasing safety issues in Kuching. Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Youth chief Milton Foo said, “This is due to the alarming issues of crime happening […]
Duo arrested for illegal online gambling
KUCHING: Two men were arrested during an ‘Ops Dadu’ operation for their alleged involvement in illegal online gambling activities in Tapah, Serian and Batu Kawa. Padawan district police chief Supt Aidil Bolhassan said a team from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) arrested a 19-year-old at an eatery in Tapah Bazaar at 4.45pm. He added that […]
Duo arrested for mischief
SIBU: A vegetable farmer and a jobless man are in police custody for causing mischief by smashing the front windscreens of two cars. Sibu OCPD Asst Com Stanley Jonathan Ringgit said in the first case, which happened at 4.20am on Jan 1 at Jalan Bujang Suntong, the duo, who showed up in a four-wheel drive, […]
Father, son arrested for trying to mow down cops
SIBU: A father and son, who went to the police station to report that their vehicle was shot at, ended up in handcuffs instead. Police were forced to open fire on a four-wheel drive (4WD) belonging to one of the men, suspected of being involved in drug peddling activities, at Jalan Mission here on Dec […]
