Six month jail for man stealing four bottle of perfumes
KUCHING: A man was sentenced to six months in prison by the Magistrate’s Court here today for stealing four bottles of perfume from a leading supermarket in Jalan Demak Baru. Magistrate Zubaidah Sharkawi sentenced Mohazie Sebli, 36, after the latter plead guilty to a charge under Section 380 of the Penal Code which was read […]
Bike theft jailed one year
SIBU: A 28-year-old man will spend the next 12 months in prison for stealing a motorcycle. Magistrate Punitha Sivaraji pronounced sentence yesterday (Sept 20) on Zulmar from Sibu Jaya. The court heard that the accused stole a Honda 109CC motorcycle from Agus Sabang, 32. The offence was committed near the vicinity of Wisma Sanyan surau […]
Ten months for stealing glass frames
KUCHING : A 31-year-old man who stole 32 aluminium glass frames from a hotel was sentenced to 10 months in prison yesterday (Sept 12). Kaztika from Kampung Tabuan pleaded guilty before by Magistrate Zaiton Anuar. According to the charge sheet, he stole 32 aluminium glass frames valued around RM500 which were owned by the hotel […]
Mobile phones theft suspect remanded
SIBU: A 23-year-old man was arrested for allegedly breaking into a telephone shop and stealing a few units of handsets at Jalan Bengkel. Sibu district police chief, ACP Zulkipli Suhaili in a statement on Saturday said that the police received a report at 2.30 am on Friday. “The 45-year-old local man who is the owner […]
Man fined RM900 for theft
KUCHING: The Magistrate’s Court here today sentenced a 22-year-old local man to a fine of RM900 or two weeks’ imprisonment for stealing electrical cables of various sizes belonging to his peers. Shamser Pauzi, the accused, pleaded guilty to a charge which was read before Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali. According to the charges, he […]
One month’s jail and fine for thief
SIBU: A 35-year-old man from Bintangor realised too late the folly of his act to steal a water jet after he was sentenced to one month’s imprisonment and fined RM1,000 in default of one month’s jail by the Magistrate’s Court here today. Fareez pleaded guilty to the charge before Magistrate Mohd Syukri Mokhtar. He was […]
Cops cripple vehicle theft racket
KUCHING: City police have put the brakes on a vehicle theft syndicate with the arrest of five locals aged between 36 and 40. The suspects were picked up in an operation codenamed ‘Ops Lejang’ around Sungai Maong here on June 27. Police said the syndicate members were involved in stealing cars and motorcycles around Kuching […]
Man jailed six months for housebreaking
KUCHING: A local man was sentenced to six months’ jail by the Magistrate’s Court here today for trespassing and stealing six television units belonging to an electronics company in June last year. Magistrate Zubaidah Sharkawi passed the sentence on accused Mohd Amin Abdullah, 30, after changing his guilty plea during today’s hearing. According to the […]
Daring thefts, vandalisms of electrical facilities
KUCHING: Sarawak Energy found out that nine of the street light steel columns at the Kuching Isthmus were cut and stolen by vandals on Tuesday. The electricity provider in a statement today said vandals are now more daring when targeting electrical facilities which are meant for public convenience. “In past vandalism cases, culprits normally targeted […]
Two theft suspects held after high-speed chase
KUCHING: Police here arrested two men on suspicion of stealing a pick-up truck in an incident at Jalan Stapok, Batu Kawah New Township yesterday (June 11). Kuching police chief ACP Ahsmon Bajah in a statement, said that prior to the arrests, a high-speed chase ensued between the two and Sungai Maong policemen at Jalan Datuk […]
