Duo nabbed for house break-ins, thefts
MIRI: Police have arrested two local men they believed are responsible for a series of house break-ins and thefts here. The duo aged 28 and 34 years were detained at two separate locations on Thursday. The first arrest was made at a house in Kampung Pengkalan Lutong following a tip-off. This was followed by the […]
Men make away with RM17k worth of bird’s nest
SIBU: Five men robbed a swiftlet bird nest house and nearly raped the caretaker’s wife early Thursday (Oct 29). In the 12.40am incident, the suspects fled with three mobile phones belonging to the caretaker and his wife. Apart from that, bird nests weighing more than 5kg worth RM17,000 were also taken away. In a statement, […]
Man arrested for office break-in
KUCHING: A local man was arrested for allegedly breaking into an office in MJC Batu Kawa yesterday (Oct 30). Padawan district police chief Supt Aidil Bolhassan stated the 31-year-old suspect was arrested at 4.30am by a Padawan patrol unit. “When the unit arrived, they found that the suspect was already arrested. The arrest also led […]
DAP Pujut office broken into
MIRI: The Democratic Action Party’s (DAP) Pujut service centre here in Krokop was broken into last Sunday. DAP Pujut chairman’s personal assistant Peter Hee Leh Keng in a police report said that he came to the office around 10am and found that it has been broken into. “Upon inspection, I found several items such as […]
Police cripple two criminal gangs
MIRI: Police here believe they have crippled two gangs which were active in house break-ins and thefts. This pertains to their recent arrest of nine men, including two buyers of stolen goods. Miri police chief ACP Lim Meng Seah said all suspects were detained in an operation carried out since Oct 3 till last Wednesday, […]
Three arrested for theft
SIBU: Three individuals are currently in police custody for allegedly breaking into a goldsmith shop at Jalan Market and stealing an assortment of jewellery worth RM57,000. District police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit said that the police are also on a lookout for a fourth suspect. The theft was suspected to have occurred between 5pm […]
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 […]
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 […]
Jobless man held for theft
KUCHING: An unemployed man was arrested for theft of a motorcycle rim and tyre in front of Everrise, Jalan Matang last Sunday. Padawan district police chief Supt Aidil Bolhasaan said that they received a police report from the complainant at around 6pm on Sunday. The complainant found that his motorcycle parked in front of Everrise […]
Two theft cases solved
KUCHING: Police here have solved two theft cases at Muara Tabuan Light Industrial Park and Tabuan Tranquility with the arrest of a dispatcher here yesterday. The 29-year-old suspect was arrested at 9.40am at his work place in Sungai Maong. District police chief ACP Awang Din Awang Gani said with this arrest, police have successfully solved […]
