Six held for reckless riding and racing
KUCHING: Police here arrested six motorcyclists on suspicion of riding dangerously and racing along Jalan Tun Datuk Patinggi Haji Abdul Rahman Yakub today. The ‘Ops Samseng Jalanan’ carried out by Kuching traffic police, the Crime Prevention and Community Safety Division and Gita police, took place from 11pm yesterday to 9am this morning. Kuching OCPD ACP […]
Long arm of the law catches up with criminals
MIRI: Three men with extensive criminal records could not avoid the long arm of the law when they were apprehended on Friday night during ‘Ops Bersepadu’. According to Miri Police chief, ACP Alexson Naga Chabu, the suspects aged 50, 41 and 27 were detained by Miri Central Polis station patrol personnel after a car that […]
Tenant empties house and flees
MIRI: Call it rubbing salt into one’s wound but a houseowner was at a loss for words after her 27-year-old tenant not only failed to pay RM3,000 in owed rental but emptied her house of her belongings before he left the building. The 73-year-old houseowner discovered her loss when she went to the Batu Niah […]
Two raids net two for drugs
BINTULU: A teenage boy was among two individuals arrested by narcotic police for alleged involvement in substance abuse in two separate raids. The first arrest involving a 15-year-old boy, took place on Thursday (May 5) around Pasar Lama area. An urine test found that the teenager was tested positive for methamphetamine and amphetamine drugs. Bintulu […]
Two nabbed for substance abuse
SIBU: Two men were arrested at Jalan Tiong Hua after being suspected of being involved in drug abuse activities yesterday. According to the Sibu District police chief ACP Zulkifli Suhaili in a statement released today, the two suspects were aged 25 and 31. They were detained after getting arrested in the car park in front […]
Man arrested for allegedly threatening mother
MIRI: A 44-year-old man was arrested by the police in Kampung Pujut Tanjong Batu here on Wednesday for allegedly spitting at and threatening to hit his mother with a metal rod. The incident happened around 7am at a house when the suspect is believed to have gone furious after failing to find his bank and […]
Arrested for operating entertainment centre without licence
KUCHING: Police here arrested two men on suspicion of operating an entertainment centre without valid licence yesterday. Kuching OCPD ACP Ahsmon Bajah confirmed that the raid was carried out around 1am at Jalan Tabuan Tranquility. “During the operation, the team managed to detain two locals who were the manager and caretaker of the premises. “An […]
Jobless man fined for causing damage to property
KUCHING: An unemployed man was fined RM3,000 by the Magistrates’ Court here on Thursday (April 28) for damaging a hut belonging to a businessman, causing a loss of RM5,000. Rabzi Saini, 33, pleaded guilty to the charge read before magistrate Zaiton Anuar. The accused is looking at six months in jail if he fails to […]
Man detained for injuring younger sister
MIRI: A local man from Pujut Tanjong Batu here was detained by the police after he allegedly beat his younger sister during a commotion this morning. The 30 year-old suspect allegedly hit sister multiple times on her head after telling him that lots of ants had gotten into his food that she prepared for his […]
‘Ops Mabuk’ nets four
KUCHING: Four men here were arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol. They were arrested during a police operation codenamed ‘Ops Mabuk’ last Saturday (Apr 23). According to the Kuching police headquarters (IPD), the police team held the four at Jalan Tabuan during the operation that started at 11pm (Saturday) until 4.30am […]