Five years jail, whipping for habitual junkie
SIBU: The Sessions Court here today (Oct 20) sentenced a habitual offender to five years’ jail for consuming dangerous drug. Judge Marutin Pagan also ordered Chan Kah Huo, 38, of Jalan Punai be given a stroke of the rotan. In addition, Chan was ordered to report himself at Central Police Station, upon his release, on […]
Woman gets five years imprisonment for drug abuse
SIBU: A local woman has been sentenced by the Sessions Court to five years imprisonment for consuming a dangerous drug. Magdalina Suri, 30, pleaded guilty as charged before Sessions Court judge Marutin Pagan on Tuesday (Oct 12). She was charged with consuming amphetamine and methamphetamine at Sungai Merah Police Station, Jalan Wawasan at about 12.55pm […]
Nabbed for robbing an elderly man
KUCHING: Police have arrested a suspect for allegedly robbing an elderly man at Jalan Nanas Barat here on Thursday (Sept 9). Kuching district police chief ACP Ahsmon Bajah said the 31-year-old suspect and an accomplice who is still at large, reportedly robbed the 70-year-old man at about 5.30am when the victim was walking alone to […]
CCTV footage leads to arrest of handbag thief
SIBU: Police successfully tracked down a thief who ran away with a handbag belonging to a woman on Wednesday (Aug 18). Sibu OCPD ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit on Friday (Aug 20) said the incident happened in Jalan Salim around 10.15am. The 66-year-old victim parked her vehicle to have breakfast at a nearby coffee shop. “The […]
Motorcycle theft syndicate crippled, seven arrested
KUCHING: Police have crippled a motorcycle theft syndicate with the arrest of seven members of Jack Gang, including its leader. District police chief ACP Ahsmon Bajah said the suspects aged between 22 and 35, were nabbed in five separate locations around Kuching during an operation codenamed ‘Ops Lejang’ from May 24 to June 29. They […]
Suspect leads police on 45-min car chase
SIBU: A 33-year-old man was arrested after leading the police on a 45-minute car chase here on Friday (June 25). The action was recorded by members of the public who later viralled the video on social media. Sibu police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit, who confirmed the case, said the chase involved a police patrol […]
Jealous man held for whacking wife with handphone
PADAWAN: A 29-year-old construction worker suspected his 24-year-old wife of having an affair with her 23-year-old adopted brother. When he and two friends punched her adopted brother, his wife tried to stop them and this infuriated the jealous hubby who whacked the woman on the head with a mobile phone, causing her injuries. The incident […]
Toy pistol-totting robber held
KOTA SAMARAHAN: A man was arrested after robbing a layer cake shop in Medan Universiti, here, armed with a toy pistol. District police chief DSP Sudirman Kram said the 24-year-old suspect was arrested at 5.20pm on Wednesday (June 23) at a motel in Jalan Padungan, here. “The suspect admitted to committing the robbery alone at […]
Woman, among 4 car thieves held
KOTA SAMARAHAN: Three men and a woman were arrested for alleged involvement in several car thefts here. District police chief DSP Sudirman Kram said all the local suspects, aged between 19 and 39, were arrested by the Kota Samarahan District Police Headquarters Criminal Investigation Department (CID) team at about 8.00pm on Tuesday. “The CID team […]
Trio nabbed on suspicion of drug offences
KUCHING: Police arrested three men at Taman Abadi, Batu Kawa here on Monday. The suspects, all jobless and aged between 19 and 43, were nabbed in front of an unnumbered house at 10.45am. A search on one of the suspects led to the discovery of a plastic packet containing crystalline substance believed to be syabu. […]
