Pornography video sale suspect held
MIRI: An unemployed man was arrested after his activity of downloading pornographic films was exposed on Monday (Sept 21). He was also found possessing DVDs and VCDs of child pornography. District deputy police chief Supt Mohd Sabri Zainol told that the man who is married, was arrested by Miri Crime Investigation Division (CID) in […]
Man arrested after crashing into border posts
MIRI: A man was arrested by Bruneian Immigration officers on Monday (Sept 21) after crashing into two border posts at the Sungai Tujoh Immigration, Customs, Quarantine and Security (ICQS) here. District deputy police chief Supt Mohd Sabri Zainol said the incident occurred around 6.30pm at the Malaysia-Brunei border. Prior to the incident, the car driven […]
Regular snatch thief held
KUCHING: Police arrested a 36-year-old man suspected to be involved in several snatch theft cases, at a renowned hotel here on Thursday (Sept 17). Acting district police chief Supt Merbin Lisa told that the arrest was carried out by the district’s Crime Investigation Division (CID) around 11.10pm after obtaining information and tracking down the man’s […]
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 […]
10 arrested for illegal cockfighting
PADAWAN: Ten men were arrested in Batu Kawa for illegal cockfighting on Sunday (Sept 13). Padawan District acting police chief DSP Lim Jaw Shyong, in a statement on Monday (Sept 14), said the suspects, aged between 29 and 73, were picked up in a raid around 4.30pm. Police also seized one dead rooster, six live […]
Machete-wielding man held
MIRI: A 31-year-old local man from Kampung Tudan Phase 3 here was nabbed for allegedly threatening a shophouse owner and his wife with a machete (parang). The arrest was made following a report lodged by the 51-year-old shop owner. The suspect was detained by a team of Miri Criminal Investigation department (CID) personnel at a […]
Two men arrested for possession of syabu
PADAWAN: Police arrested two men for possession of the drug syabu in two separate raids in Batu Kawa near here last Thursday. District acting police chief DSP Lim Jaw Shyong said the first raid was carried out on an unnumbered shop in RPR Batu Kawa around 11am. The team conducted a check on a 30-year-old […]
Man arrested for housebreaking
MIRI: A man in his early 50’s has been detained by the police today (Sept 10) for alleged involvement in a recent housebreaking activity at Jalan Cosmos here. In the incident, two units of generator sets were reported missing, believed to have been stolen. Following the report, police have carried out ground investigation which led […]
Three arrested for drink-driving
KUCHING: Three men were arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol during an operation, dubbed Ops Mabuk, last Wednesday. According to acting Kuching district police chief Supt Merbin Lisa, the three suspects, aged between 30 and 40 years old, were stopped by police officers before they were told to take an evidential breath analyser […]
Three detained for attack on eatery workers
KUCHING: Three men were arrested for attacking two foreign workers at a restaurant in the city centre here last Wednesday (Sept 9). The incident happened around 5.30am last Tuesday (Sept 8), when one of the suspects was barred from entering the premises after he refused to write down his exact personal details in a customer’s […]