Man collared for molesting daughter
MIRI: Police have arrested a 53-year-old man for allegedly molesting his own daughter multiple times. The 14-year-old teenage girl lodged a police report against her father after the suspect entered her room last Thursday (May 6) to molest her. The latest incident happened in their family home at Tudan Phase 1 around 1am, where the […]
Elderly man collared for injuring neighbour
KUCHING: Police have arrested an elderly man for allegedly injuring his neighbour with a machete in a housing area at Jalan Stapok Utama last Wednesday (May 5). The incident happened at 3.18pm when the victim’s wife (complainant) was driving her car and suddenly hit the suspect’s car that was reversing. Both drivers got out from […]
Alleged drug mule charged with distributing 18.264kg cannabis
KUCHING: A part-time insurance agent who was detained at Kuching International Airport after authorities found drugs in her baggage was charged with distributing 18.264kg of cannabis in the magistrate’s court here today (May 6). Magistrate Zaiton Anuar ordered Maxine Rose Frederick, 26, from Kampung Cemerlang to be further detained at Puncak Borneo prison without recording […]
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 […]
Doctor held for drug distribution
KUALA LUMPUR: A doctor at a government hospital in Selangor was among six individuals arrested on suspicion of being involved in a drug trafficking syndicate at a house in Taman Sri Manja, Petaling Jaya, here, today. All of the detained were local men aged between 26 and 30 years old. Petaling Jaya district police chief […]
Six junkies nabbed in ‘Ops Cegah’ raid
KUCHING: National Anti-Drug Agency (Nada) officers detained six junkies in an operation dubbed ‘Ops Cegah’ along Jalan Haji Taha here last Thursday. The agency said the raid was conducted in an empty building which has been identified as a hotbed for drug abuse activities following numerous raids in the vicinity. Acting on public complaints and […]
Man beats wife over suspected affair
MIRI: Police detained a man for allegedly assaulting his wife of 30 years in their home at Taman Bumiko here. The incident allegedly occurred on Tuesday evening at around 6.00pm. The suspect, 52, was picked up two hours later. He had accused his wife, also 52, of having an affair. Preliminary investigation revealed that the […]
Cops nab individuals with fake travel permits
KUALA LUMPUR: Police arrested a local man and woman suspected of using fake interstate travel documents bearing what looks like an Istana Negara letterhead on Monday. Dang Wangi district police chief ACP Mohamad Zainal Abdullah said the suspects aged 27 and 47 were seen acting suspiciously by the motorcycle patrol unit of the Dang Wangi […]
Burglar caught less than 24 hours after crime
MIRI: A man has been arrested, less than 24 hours after allegedly stealing RM46,000 worth of jewellery and foreign currencies. The suspect, 48, was picked up by police around 6.10pm on Tuesday from a budget hotel here. He allegedly broke into a house in Jalan Cosmos 3, Pelita Commercial Centre, on Monday night. The house […]
Man held for attacking mother
MIRI: Police here have arrested a 32-year-old man for hitting his mother hard on the head twice just because she advised him to keep their house in Permyjaya clean and tidy. The alleged incident took place at his mother’s home in Piasau on Tuesday around 4.30pm. Prior to the attack, the man had just arrived at his […]