Four locals held for drugs
BINTULU: Narcotic police here on two consecutive days arrested four locals on suspicion of engaging in substance abuse activities. Bintulu district police chief Supt Batholomew Umpit in a statement, said the first two male suspects were arrested around Jalan Tun Hussein Onn Wednesday (June 15). During an inspection, police found nothing illegal on the men; […]
Youth earns 15 months for removing monitoring device
SIBU: A 22-year-old man placed under police surveillance with an electronic monitoring device (EMD) will now spend the next 15 months in prison for removing the device. Albert Welson who told police on June 10 that someone had stolen the device was arrested after police did not buy his story. In court today (June 15) […]
Three arrests in three days for drugs
BINTULU: Narcotic police here have arrested three men in three days for possessing drugs believed to be syabu around the district. Last Wednesday (June 8) a 25-year-old foreigner was arrested for possessing 0.4g of syabu around Jalan Main Bazaar. The next day (June 9), a 20-year-old local was arrested possessing 0.3g of syabu around Sungai […]
Road ‘stuntman’ held for dangerous act
SIBU: A teenager was arrested for performing dangerous stunts on the road during an operation codenamed ‘Ops Samseng Jalanan’. Sibu district police headquarters in their Facebook posting yesterday said that the operations involving five personnel from Sibu Traffic Investigation and Enforcement (BSPT), took place at Jalan Permai from around 4pm until 9pm. “A total of […]
20-year-old arrested for drug abuse
BINTULU: Narcotics police here arrested a youth on suspicion of drug abuse on Thursday (June 9). Bintulu OCPD Supt Batholomew Umpit said the 20-year-old suspect was detained for inspection at Sungai Plan Phase 2, Jalan Tanjung Kidurong. “The suspect will be investigated under Section 12(2) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 after police seized 0.3g […]
Three locals held for theft
PADAWAN: Police here yesterday arrested three local men in connection with a case of motorcycle and iron theft around Siburan. Padawan district police chief Supt Abang Zainal Abidin Abang Ahmad in a statement, said two of them were suspected to have stolen a motorcycle that was parked outside a house in Taman Duranda Emas, Mile […]
Third suspect in rape of disabled girl held
JULAU: A third suspect was picked up today in connection with a rape case involving a 14-year-old disabled girl. Julau OCPD DSP Andam Sulin said the 69-year-old suspect worked as a supervisor in a logging camp and was being detained for further investigation. So far no confession has been extracted from the suspect. “We found […]
Husband held for injuring spouse
MIRI: Another report about a man allegedly hurting his wife was received by the police. This case involved a couple in a longhouse at Sekaloh, Niah last Thursday (June 2). The alleged incident was said to have occurred around 10.45pm and it was reported to the police by the longhouse chief, locally known as ‘tuai […]
Man held for injuring wife
MIRI: Police here arrested a man for allegedly causing injuries to his wife’s head and body following a misunderstanding on June 1. It was reported that the incident happened on Wednesday evening at a longhouse in Sungai Tiris, Baram. Prior to incident, the couple had a misunderstanding which had triggered a fight. It was said […]
CCTV aids in solving theft at laundry
DALAT: Thanks to the diligence and fast action of the local police, the theft case at a laundrette here is considered solved. The suspects in the Grace Light Dobi theft on the morning of June 1 were detained – less than 24 hours after a report was lodged at the Mukah District police headquarters (IPD). […]