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Ops Lejang bust four locals for trespass, theft

KUCHING: Police picked up four men in an operation codenamed ‘Ops Lejang’ for trespass and theft last week. Kuching police chief ACP Ahsmon Bajah said the first arrest involved three locals who were in the midst of trespassing on an automobile workshop at Jalan Datuk Bandar Mustapha here. Two vehicles used by the suspects and […]

Police confirm arrest of theft suspect

KUCHING: Police here confirmed the arrest of a local man who was suspected of committing theft at a construction site in Masja area recently. Kuching district police chief ACP Ahsmon Bajah said the incident which happened on Aug 19, had gone viral in a 14-second video uploaded to Facebook. He also confirmed that the suspect, […]

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 […]

CCTV aids in solving theft at laundry

DALAT: Thanks to the diligence and fast action of the local police, the theft case at a laundrette here is considered solved. The suspects in the Grace Light Dobi theft on the morning of June 1 were detained – less than 24 hours after a report was lodged at the Mukah District police headquarters (IPD). […]

Franky, where are you?

TATAU: Police are looking for a theft suspect who failed to turn up for trial in the mobile court bus of Tatau District Police Headquarters (IPD) on January 24. Tatau police chief DSP Jame Reis said the male suspect being tracked down was identified as Franky Lasan, 37, of Rumah Jiram, Sungai Gemuan, Tatau. According […]

Theft suspects arrested and loot recovered

MIRI: Local police nabbed three men last Thursday (June 17) on suspicion of stealing RM3,000 worth of fertiliser and pesticides from Batu Niah Agriculture Office. The suspects are believed to have committed the crime on June 15. An employee noticed the store’s fence and window had been cut open apparently with a hacksaw. It was […]

Woman nabbed for stealing from beau

MIRI: Police arrested a woman who was suspected to have stolen her boyfriend’s money and belongings, yesterday (May 20). The district’s CID team, upon receiving information, raided the Miri Airport waiting area and nabbed the suspect at the sidewalk. It was made to understand that the 32-year-old suspect had stolen some items and money from […]

Handphone thief held

MIRI: A man was detained for stealing a handphone belonging to a security guard of a private institution in Senadin here on Monday (May 3). The 25-year-old suspect was held around 3pm at a house in Bandar Baru Permyjaya here by a team of Criminal Investigation Department task force. They recovered a Samsung S8 Plus […]

Man, 70, among two caught for theft

MIRI: A senior citizen was amongst two local men detained by police here for theft on Thursday (Sept 17). They were detained by the Miri Criminal Investigation department task force team for allegedly involved in stealing a total of 35 containers of pesticide from a shop selling agriculture and farming products in Batu Niah. Each […]

Theft suspect on remand for 4 days

MIRI: A man suspected of stealing items from Shin Yang Shipyard Company at Kuala Baram, here last Saturday (June 20) has been remanded for four days starting Monday (June 22). Judge Leona Dominic Mojiliu of the Magistrate Court on Monday (June 22) approved the remand application against the suspect for a period of four days […]