Man held for criminal intimidation
MARUDI: A 40 year-old man was arrested on Thursday after he made threats to his former employer using a shotgun. According to Marudi police chief DSP Mohd Ruslan Mat Kib, the suspect was detained on Thursday evening after he allegedly discharged a shotgun during an argument with the complainant inside a logging camp in Long […]
Cops cripple vehicle theft racket
KUCHING: City police have put the brakes on a vehicle theft syndicate with the arrest of five locals aged between 36 and 40. The suspects were picked up in an operation codenamed ‘Ops Lejang’ around Sungai Maong here on June 27. Police said the syndicate members were involved in stealing cars and motorcycles around Kuching […]
Ten arrests a day keep crime at bay
KUCHING: A total of 1,745 suspects, most of them locals, were arrested for various criminal, narcotics and commercial offences in the first six months of this year. District police chief ACP Ahsmon Bajah said the arrests involved 1,483 men, 211 women and 51 juvenile suspects. “On average 10 suspects were arrested each day during the […]
Skyline R32 resembling police vehicle seized
SEPANG: A Nissan Skyline R32 car with an emblem and pattern resembling a police vehicle was seized while its owner was arrested yesterday. Sepang police chief ACP Wan Kamarul Azran Wan Yusof in a statement today said the police obtained information regarding the civilian vehicle through a 13-second TikTok video. The vehicle is believed to […]
Two teenage ‘road stuntmen’ held
SIBU: Traffic police here last night arrested two teenagers for riding their motorcycles dangerously and recklessly along Jalan Sibujaya. The operation codenamed ‘Ops Samseng Jalanan’ carried out by six personnel from the district’s traffic police, took place from 4pm to 9pm. Sibu district police chief ACP Zulkipli Suhaili in a statement, said the team spotted […]
Man picked up for drugs
BINTULU: Narcotics police arrested a local man for alleged possession of dangerous drugs yesterday. Bintulu OCPD Supt Batholomew Umpit said the 32-year-old suspect was detained around Jalan Abang Galau. Following a body search, police seized a plastic packet and a straw tube containing drugs believed to be syabu from the suspect’s bag. The drugs weighed […]
Inevitable clutch of long arm of the law
What I’ve learned to do is arrest my addiction – arrest it myself, so I don’t get arrested. – Rodney King, African American man who was a victim of police brutality After editing most of crime and police stories, I can humbly say that the Penal Code is at my finger tip, just like blind-typing. […]
Drug abuse suspect in custody
BINTULU: Police arrested another local for allegedly engaging in substance abuse yesterday. In a statement Bintulu police chief Supt Batholomew Umpit said the 28-year-old was detained for inspection at Pasar Lama Bintulu. “Police managed to seized 0.5g of drugs believed to be syabu and the suspect will be investigated under Section 12(2) of the Dangerous […]
Two held in raid on stalls
BAU: Police arrested a man and a woman for suspected involvement in gaming activities at Kampung Srieng, Jalan Bau-Serikin last Monday (June 27). Bau police chief DSP Poge Nyaon in a statement, said they were arrested in ‘Op Dadu’ raids carried out at ‘Gerai Tani Jagoi’ from 3.30pm. “The woman was arrested for engaging in […]
Man in custody for having imitation guns
KUCHING: Police have arrested a man for allegedly selling various types of imitation firearms at Jalan Song here. Kuching OCPD ACP Ahsmon Bajah in a statement, said the arrest was made around 4.20pm at a shopping mall yesterday. A police team from the Kuching Criminal Investigation Division (CID) D9 branch and Armaments branch, had carried […]