Woman foils theft by teenager
KOTA SAMARAHAN: Falling objects roused a woman from sleep, just in time to see someone trying to reach for her sling bag which she had hung near her bedroom window. District police chief DSP Sudirman Kram said the woman quickly woke her brother and mother and they managed to nab the 18-year-old suspect. The incident […]
Nine held for theft, burglary, trespassing
SIBU: Two women were among nine people arrested to assist investigations into motorcycle theft, burglary and trespassing cases. Sibu district deputy police chief Supt Collin Babat on Thursday (Nov 4) said both women, aged 30 and 31 respectively, have previous criminal records. He added that the other seven suspects are aged between 15 and 33 […]
Handphone thief arrested
MIRI: A man was detained for allegedly stealing a handphone belonging to his former workmate at an oil palm plantation farm here on Oct 8. The suspect, 23, was arrested by a team from the Miri Criminal Investigation Department following a report lodged by the complainant upon noticing the disappearance of his handphone inside his […]
Locals nabbed for stealing cell phones
MIRI: Police recovered nine out of 50 stolen cell phones (Oppo Reno 5F) with the arrest of two local men on Tuesday evening. The arrest was made following a report lodged by the manager of a mobile company after he discovered that 50 units of Oppo Reno 5F cell phones valued at RM60,000 were missing […]
Man detained for stealing milk powder
MIRI: A 24-year-old man was detained on Saturday night for stealing three cans of infant formula milk powder valued at RM294 from a premises in Miri Times Square. The incident was reported to have occurred around 2pm on Saturday (Sept 11) and was captured on closed-circuit television (CCTV). On that day, the suspect was spotted […]
Suspects nabbed over theft of car from workshop
MIRI: Police detained three suspects some 24 hours after a Honda Civic car was reported stolen from a workshop in Krokop. District police chief, ACP Hakemal Hawari said the suspects aged 31, 33 and 36 were picked up at two separate locations — in Tudan and a house in Kampung Pulau Melayu during an operation […]
Man arrested for stealing ‘engkalak’
MIRI: A 36-year-old local man was detained by the police on Monday afternoon on suspicion of stealing engkalak or Borneo Avocados from an orchard at Kampung Kejapil Bekenu. Miri Police chief ACP Hakemal Hawari said the man was picked up by the police from a house in the same village around 1.30pm. The arrest was […]
Police nab five men for theft
MIRI: Police arrested five local men aged 21 to 33 years, for stealing an aluminium ladder and water pump from a house in Senadin, here on Friday (Sept 3). District police chief ACP Hakemal Hawari said the house owner had lodged a report on the theft which occurred last Monday morning. Police also seized a […]
Items worth RM6k looted from house
MIRI: Thieves on Friday carted away a newly bought vacuum cleaner and a grass cutter machine with a total worth of RM6,000 from a house in Desa Senadin phase 7, here. Upon discovering the items went missing around 4.30pm, the owner made a police report immediately. According to Miri police chief ACP Hakemal Hawari, police […]
CCTV footage leads to arrest of handbag thief
SIBU: Police successfully tracked down a thief who ran away with a handbag belonging to a woman on Wednesday (Aug 18). Sibu OCPD ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit on Friday (Aug 20) said the incident happened in Jalan Salim around 10.15am. The 66-year-old victim parked her vehicle to have breakfast at a nearby coffee shop. “The […]
