Mayor praises city’s crime busters
MIRI: Miri City mayor Adam Yii Siew Sang has praised the city’s police personnel for their prompt and efficient action in detaining a suspect in a house break-in case at Pelita residential area here last Tuesday. The crime reportedly occurred in the evening when the house owner was not at home. The house owner reported […]
Cops pick up man who runs amok
MIRI: A 60-year-old man, who ran amok and threatenedto kill his stepdaughter, was detained by the police early this morning, five hours after the alleged incident. During the 8pm incident which happened inside a house in Lambir, the suspect suddenly became angry with the woman for refusing to have dinner with him. He also threatened […]
11 persons arrested for SOP and gambling violations
SIBU: A ‘mahjong’ game ended with 11 individuals slapped with a total compound of RM22,000 for violating the pandemic enhanced standard operating procedures (SOPs) on Monday (Apr 26). In the operations ‘Ops Dadu Khas’, a CID team raided a premises at Lorong Dr Wong Soon Kai around 1.50pm. Sibu police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit […]
Man held for smacking lady’s backside
MIRI: A local man who smacked the backside of a female medical assistant (MA) on Friday morning has been arrested. The incident reportedly occurred around 10.30am. It was said that the suspect, 41, approached and suddenly smacked the backside medical worker when she was standing in front of an admission counter of an emergency unit […]
Two nabbed for driving under influence of alcohol
KUCHING: Police arrested two men during an ‘Ops Mabuk’ operation for driving under the influence of alcohol. District acting police chief, Supt Merbin Lisa said the operation was conducted at Jalan Simpang Tiga from 9pm Friday until early Saturday morning by 11 personnel from the Kuching Traffic Police Division. During the operation, the team detained […]
Drug trafficker arrested, 102.10g meth seized
KUCHING: Police seized methamphetamine drugs worth some RM10,000 from a drug trafficker during a routine traffic enforcement patrol at Jalan Wan Alwi here on Tuesday. Kuching district acting police chief Supt Merbin Lisa said a 39-year-old local man was stopped during the patrol after the police noticed the suspect riding his motorcycle in a suspicious […]
Man held for injuring wife
MIRI: A 25-year-old man was detained on Monday (Apr 19) for allegedly injuring his wife with a steel rod during an argument early that day. The victim, aged 29, sustained injuries to her left wrist. Preliminary investigation revealed that jealousy had driven the man into injuring his wife around 2pm at their house in Luak […]
Automotive mechanic held for drugs
BAU: A temporary automotive mechanic was arrested for possessing drugs in a car workshop last Monday (Apr 19). The district’s narcotics police raided the premises at Kampung Pengkalan around 2.35pm and detained a suspicious looking man for inspection. Bau OCPD DSP Poge Nyaon said the team found a plastic packet containing crystalline lumps believed to be […]
Iron rod thief, 31, caught
MIRI: Police here on Friday night detained a 31 year-old local man for his alleged involvement in stealing iron rods. He allegedly stole a total of 14 iron rods worth RM2,000 from a construction site in Kampung Lusut here. The arrest was made in less than 24 hours after the items were reported stolen earlier […]
Fisherman junkie nabbed
MUKAH: Local police have arrested a 26-year-old fisherman for involving in drugs. Mukah District police chief DSP Jimmy Panyau said the junkie was arrested during a raid on an unnumbered house at Kampung Petanak Hilir here. He said the man was found in a room of the house. Upon checking the suspect’s room, police found […]