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Four arrested for theft, burglary

KUCHING: The district police here have arrested four individuals for theft and burglary in Kampung Bako recently. Kuching Police chief ACP Ahsmon Bajah said that the arrests were made on Friday by a team led by Inspector Roshandi Sahari from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID). The suspects, three men and one woman aged between 22 […]

Security guard gets six months for copper wire theft

KUCHING: The Magistrates’ Court today (Jan 11) sentenced Mohad Rizal Juman, a 30-year-old security guard from Tawau, Sabah, to six months in prison. The charges stemmed from his theft of copper wire belonging to a luxury car distributor company in early January. Rizal pleaded guilty to the charges under Section 381 of the Penal Code, […]

Tamin rep expresses concern over theft at Selangau Multipurpose Hall

SIBU: Tamin assemblyman Christopher Gira Sambang has expressed dismay over the theft of electrical appliances and equipment at the Selangau Multipurpose Hall. The stolen items include fans, air conditioners, portable air conditioners, ceiling air conditioners, restroom doors, chairs, sockets, wires, fire exits, pump hoses, water pumps, and main water valves. “I am shocked and saddened […]

Teenager sent to Henry Gurney School for bike theft

KUCHING: A teenager will spend the next three years at the Henry Gurney School Puncak Borneo reflecting on his action after pleading guilty in the Magistrate’s Court today to stealing a motorcycle belonging to a 59-year-old man.   Magistrate Zaiton Anuar ordered the 15-year-old offender to undergo rehabilitation after hearing a moral report from the […]

Break-in spree ends with arrest of gang

KUCHING: A three-man gang with a penchant for breaking into convenience stores has been finally brought to heel. The Kong Gang, which has been linked to at least 20 crimes here since last December was crippled by a special police CID team. “The gang comprising suspects aged 20, 21 and 15 were arrested on March […]

Four Hilux trucks go missing

BETONG: Four pickup trucks were reported to have vanished after they were parked far from a longhouse on Saturday night. Betong OCPD DSP Zamry Alli said they received a police report regarding the disappearance of four Toyota Hilux at 7 am on Sunday. He added the disappearance of the four vehicles had since gone viral […]

Futile escape

MIRI: A man is in hospital after jumping from the first floor of a budget hotel at Jalan Airport here to avoid being arrested by police on Friday night. The incident happened at about 8pm when a team of Miri Criminal Investigation Department (CID) personnel was conducting a raid at the premises. The law enforcers […]

Theft cases mastermind suspect caught

MIRI: Police believed they have solved at least seven cases of theft with the arrest of a local man, aged 34. The suspect is said to be the mastermind of an incident whereby a cash box machine was stolen from a 24 -hour convenience store on Wednesday morning. He was detained on Friday afternoon (Sept […]