Jealous man held after attack on girlfriend

MIRI: It was a case of a boyfriend-girlfriend quarrel with one accusing the other of infidelity. In this instance it was the girl who was the accused. Her jealous 27-year-old man lost his cool and assaulted the girl which left her with multiple bruises. This was when police stepped in and detained the man. In […]

Knife-wielding hubby held

MIRI: A 27-year-old man was arrested by the police here after going into a frenzy and threatening to kill his wife at knifepoint. The incident occurred at the couple’s home at Jalan Pujut Padang Kerbau 2. He was arrested after a police report was filed by the victim at around 2.45pm on Wednesday. According to […]

Couple held for intimidating neighbour

MIRI: A man and a woman in Lopeng were arrested for allegedly threatening to beat their neighbour over a water pipe issue on Friday. The suspects were taken to the police station at 2.25pm to facilitate investigation into the case. It is understood that the suspects and the victim are renting the same house. The […]

Security guard nabbed over criminal intimidation

MIRI: Police have detained a security guard of a primary school in Ulu Suai, Niah for verbally threatening his co-worker. The 33 year-old man was picked up from a longhouse in Suai, Niah, last Friday by a team from Miri Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to assist in their probe on the case. In the incident […]

Cops pick up man who runs amok

MIRI: A 60-year-old man, who ran amok and threatenedto kill his stepdaughter, was detained by the police early this morning, five hours after the alleged incident. During the 8pm incident which happened inside a house in Lambir, the suspect suddenly became angry with the woman for refusing to have dinner with him. He also threatened […]

Man arrested for threatening father

MIRI: A 40-year-old man was detained today (Feb 16) after he threatened his father for refusing to give him money. The suspect was apprehended at his family’s home in Piasau Utara here around 12pm this afternoon (Feb 16) following a police report made by his father. Earlier that day, the suspect had threatened to harm […]

Plantation security guard nabbed in assault case

MIRI: Police have detained five men to assist investigation into an assault case at an oil palm plantation here last Sunday. All of the suspects were detained around 10am this morning and are being remanded at Miri Centre Police station (CPS). In the 2pm incident, the victim, aged 22, sustained injuries on his body after […]

Man arrested for harassing neighbour

MIRI: A man from Tudan Desaras Phase 6 here was detained for throwing coconut shells at his next door neighbour. The 31-year-old was arrested by a team of police personnel from the Miri Criminal Investigation Department (CID) around 6pm on Tuesday after a report was lodged on the 3pm incident. The complainant, a female, aged […]

Man detained for running amok

MIRI: Police have detained a 21 year-old man from Lorong Harmoni Tudan phase 6 here after he reportedly threatened his sister for refusing to give him money. The suspect was detained at 3pm last Thursday following a police report lodged by the sister regarding the incident which happened on December 14 last year at their […]

Man runs amok, threatens father

MIRI: A 44-year-old man ran amok and threatened his father at their home in RPR Batu 6, Jalan Pujut-Kuala Baram recently. This was after his demand for cash amounting to RM300 was refused by the 71-year-old patriarch of the family. In the incident, that occurred on December 6 and 8, the son had smashed glass […]