45 arrested for defying MCO
KUCHING: Police arrested 45 individuals for defying the movement control order (MCO) between 8am on Friday and 8am yesterday. State deputy police commissioner Datuk Dev Kumar in a statement said that the highest number of arrests was recorded in Miri with 15 offenders. “This was followed by Padawan with nine; Betong (five); three each in […]
Monday-Tuesday MCO period nets 85 arrests
KUCHING: Eighty-five persons were arrested by the police for flouting the movement control order (MCO) between 8am Tuesday and 8am yesterday. State Deputy Commissioner of Police Datuk Dev Kumar M. M. Sree, in a statement, said Sibu recorded the most arrests with 24 offenders. “This was followed by Kuching with 19 arrests, Saratok (15), Miri […]
Miri overall crime index declining
MIRI: The overall crime index in Miri has dropped since the implementation of the movement control order (MCO) on March 18. Miri district police chief ACP Lim Meng Seah said dropping crime cases included auto thefts, break-ins, thefts, drug cases and domestic violence cases. “Most of the cases received now are of people defying the […]
93 MCO flouters arrested
KUCHING: Police have arrested 93 more individuals for defying the movement control order (MCO) from 8am on Monday to 8am yesterday. State Deputy Commissioner of Police Datuk Dev Kumar M.M Sree in a statement, said that Sibu recorded the most arrests with 33 offenders. “This was followed by Kuching with 25 arrests; Simunjan (six); Miri […]
To date 124 arrested, 73 charged
KUCHING: One hundred and twenty four individuals were arrested for defying the movement control order (MCO) throughout Sarawak in operations conducted from 8am on Friday to 8am yesterday. State Deputy Commissioner of Police Datuk Dev Kumar said with the latest arrests, the total number of people detained for flouting the order in the state since […]
Violators will be arrested, warns police
MUKAH: Police have arrested 10 individuals in this district for defying the movement control order (MCO) since it was implemented on March 18. Mukah district police chief DSP Jimmy Panyau said police personnel have been given strict orders to arrest those who continue to be defiant during the third phase of the MCO from April […]
142 defiers arrested
KUCHING: A total of 142 persons were arrested for defying the movement control order (MCO) in the state between 8am Wednesday and 8am yesterday. Serian tops the list of arrests with 28, followed by Padawan (21), Sibu (18), Bintulu (17), Kuching (16) and Kota Samarahan (11). Eight MCO flouters were arrested in Miri, seven in […]
Workshop, salon owners and employees arrested
BINTULU: Owners and workers of two motorcycle workshops and a salon were among 17 individuals arrested for violating the movement control order (MCO) here on Wednesday. Bintulu OCPD Supt Zulkipli Suhaili said the individuals, aged between 19 and 64, comprised 12 men and five women and they were detained in an operation from 10.25am to […]
Four nabbed for loitering, violating MCO
KUCHING: Four youths were arrested yesterday for violating the movement control order (MCO). The suspects, aged between 16 and 21, were arrested for loitering in an empty cottage at the foot of a hill of an Indian temple at Jalan Matang Tungku Yassin here yesterday at 9:25pm. Padawan Police chief Supt Aidil Bolhassan said the […]
42 MCO arrests in Serian
SERIAN: A total of 42 arrests were made to those who violated the movement control order (MCO) since its implementation here. Serian Police Division has the largest arrest involving 28 people on Wednesday, where residents were gathered on the streets for questioning. Monitoring teams are prepared to take immediate action in the event of an […]