Man arrested over alleged sexual assault of teen
LUBOK ANTU: Police arrested a local man in connection with the alleged sexual assault of a 14-year-old boy on Tuesday. The suspect, in his late 50s and believed to have deviant sexual tendencies, was picked up by a team from the Criminal Investigation Division (CID) led by Insp Muhammad Firdaus Saldi at around 9.30 pm […]
Repeat drug offender among two picked up in raid
MUKAH: A man with nine prior drug-related offences was among two locals arrested for suspected drug abuse in Kampung Tegak yesterday. The operation, carried out by the Narcotics Criminal Investigation Division (NCID) at around 2 pm, targeted a house suspected of being used for drug abuse activities. Inside the house, police found the two men […]
Man arrested 11 hours after alleged machete assault on wife, daughter
SIBU: Police arrested a local man who allegedly attacked his wife and daughter with a machete during a suspected domestic dispute at a house in Permai Jaya yesterday. The incident is believed to have occurred at around 5 am when the couple’s 20-year-old daughter tried to intervene and was also hurt in the struggle. Both […]
Indian police arrest man for molesting two Australian women cricketers in Indore
NEW DELHI: Indian police on Saturday said a motorcyclist who molested two Australian women cricketers in the central state of Madhya Pradesh has been arrested, reported Xinhua. The two cricketers from the Australian women’s national team were inappropriately touched by a man on Thursday morning in Indore, the largest city in Madhya Pradesh. The incident […]
Mum turns in son as cops net three in drug sweep
SARATOK: A mother’s tough decision to turn in her allegedly drug-addicted son led to his arrest — one of three men picked up by police in an operation codenamed ‘Ops Tapis Khas’ this week. Saratok police chief DSP Mathew Maggie said the woman had walked into the police station on Monday (Oct 20), informing officers […]
70 hauled up as cops crush city drug network
KUCHING: A week-long narcotics operation landed 70 individuals behind bars, dealing a major blow to the city’s drug network and reinforcing police stand that there will be no safe haven for traffickers and users alike. Kuching police chief ACP Alexson Naga Chabu said the operation, codenamed ‘Op Tapis Khas’, was carried out from Oct 13 […]
Suspicious man nabbed in Saratok, tests positive for drugs
SARATOK: A local man behaving suspiciously in the town area yesterday (Oct 19), turned out to have two prior records and tested positive for narcotics. The 46-year-old from Miri was arrested during an operation codenamed ‘Ops Tapis Khas’ following a tip-off about his behaviour. Saratok police chief DSP Mathew Manggil said a police team was […]
Two men nabbed over Bintawa shop break-in
KUCHING: Police have arrested two men, a local and a foreign national, suspected of breaking into a shop at Bintawa here on Saturday. Both suspects, who are in their 30s, were picked up by the Criminal Investigation Division (CID) at a residential area in Batu Kawa, Padawan, at around 5:00 pm. Kuching Police Chief, ACP […]
32-year-old man arrested over road rage incident
KUCHING: Police have arrested a 32-year-old local man suspected of involvement in criminal intimidation and vehicle mischief that occurred at the Jalan Laksamana Cheng Ho junction here yesterday (Thursday). Kuching District Police Chief, ACP Alexson Naga Chabu, said acting on information, the suspect was nabbed at 11:50 pm on the same day at a parking […]
Two men in their 30s picked up for drug offences
SRK: Police arrested two men in their 30s in Bintangor area for suspected involvement in drug-related activities. The suspects, aged 34 and 39, were nabbed during an Ops Tapis operation at 8.15 pm yesterday. Meradong District police chief DSP Tansli Mering said the suspects were later brought to the Meradong district police headquarters for further […]