Kuching police successfully thwart 81pct of cable theft cases
KUCHING: The Kuching District Police Headquarters (IPD) achieved an 81 per cent success rate in thwarting Telekom Malaysia (TM) Berhad cable theft cases out of the 21 reported incidents in the district last year, involving a total loss of RM210,000. Kuching OCPD ACP Ahsmon Bajah said 17 cases were successfully resolved, leading to the arrest […]
Scrap metal dealers get eight months jail for theft
KUCHING: The Magistrate’s Court here yesterday (Feb 8) sentenced two scrap metal dealers to eight months in prison each for stealing and selling three transformers belonging to an electrical engineering company. Sia, 35, and Lawrance, 26, pleaded guilty to two charges before Magistrate Zubaidah Sharkawi. According to the first charge, they jointly stole three units […]
5 arrested for possessing stolen water meters
MIRI: Five persons were arrested by the police for possessing stolen water meters yesterday. According to Miri OCPD ACP Lim Meng Seah, the suspects aged between 28 and 50 were detained to assist in investigation. Four of them were arrested around 9.45am in Pujut and Permyjaya, while the fifth suspect, who is a scrap metal […]
