Stolen 4WD found, man arrested

MIRI: A four-wheel drive (4WD), which was reported stolen from a house in Long Bedian, has been found on Sunday (Jan 31) with an arrest of a man at Pujut Corner here. The suspect, aged 39, is under police custody at Miri Central Police station (CPS) lock-up to assist police probe into the case. The […]

Manhunt for gang robbers

KUCHING: Police are tracking down two Indonesian men who hit a taxi driver and robbed him at a road near Kampung Belimbing, Serian on Tuesday (Jan 26). Serian District Police chief Aswandy Anis said his department received a report on the incident from members of the public. Following this, he said the police launched Ops […]

Stolen property: Four plead not guilty

KUCHING: Four men pleaded not guilty and were released on bail after they were charged in the Magistrate’s Court here on Wednesday (Oct 14) with owning a Mitsubishi Triton pick-up that was reported stolen. Magistrate Zaiton Annuar ordered the accused aged between 22 and 33, to be released on bail of RM2,000 with one local […]

Duo arrested for theft of motorcycle

MIRI: Police detained a local man for allegedly stealing a motorcycle less than 24 hours after the bike was reported stolen in Krokop here. The 27-year-old suspect was picked up in Pujut Adong around 7pm on Tuesday by a team from Miri Criminal Investigation Department (CID). The suspect then led the cops to a buyer […]

Cloned vehicle issue under control

SERIAN: The state Road Transport Department (JPJ) has assured that the cloned vehicle problem bedevilling the country is under control in Sarawak. JPJ director Mohd Syafiq Anas Abdullah pointed out that a few cases of cloned vehicle have been identified but its number was far lower than those in Peninsular Malaysia. “So far, there has […]