Burglars nabbed after undergoing quarantine

MIRI: Police arrested four men for offences including burglary and vehicle thefts within days after they were released from a quarantine centre here on June 6. The suspects aged between 27 and 34, were nabbed in an operation dubbed ‘Ops Pintu’ on Thursday. During the operation, the police managed to recover some of the stolen […]

Car burglars arrested 48 hours after crime

MIRI: Two men suspected to have broken into a parked car and carted away its valuables inside, were arrested in two separate locations on Wednesday. The alleged burglary incident happened in front of a house at Taman Raja on Monday. It was reported that several items inside the car, had gone missing. Among them were […]

Man arrested for stealing forklift

KUCHING: A man was arrested on suspicion of stealing a forklift belonging to an engineering company in Bintawa here. Kuching district acting police chief Supt Merbin Lisa, in a statement on Thursday (April 8), said the suspect was apprehended on Wednesday (April 7) at around 1.30pm. “A team from the Kuching Criminal Investigation Department managed […]

Cops crack robbery, theft cases with trio’s arrest

MIRI: Police believe they have solved several robberies and vehicle theft cases in Batu Niah with the arrest of a gang of robbers dubbed ‘Ako Gang’. Three men, aged between their late 20s and 30s, were detained inside a hut along Miri-Bintulu Road, adjacent to Simpang Jawa, Batu Niah on Friday evening. The arrest, led […]