Detained for grabbing housewife’s buttocks
MIRI: A 25 year-old local man was detained on Saturday night for grabbing a housewife’s buttocks. The incident reportedly happened inside a unit of a Quadruplex flat in Permyjaya on Friday around 12.30 am. Prior to the incident, the suspect had come to look for the victim’s husband in her flat unit. However, when he […]
Brothers arrested for stealing cash register machine
MIRI: Two brothers were detained by the police this morning for stealing a cash register machine containing RM350 from an eatery at Jalan Riam here. The incident, which happened on April 14, was reported by the shop’s owner. The duo, aged 45 and 50 years old, were detained by a team of Miri Criminal Investigation […]
Three hauled up by cops in city swoop
KUCHING: Police here arrested three individuals in an integrated crime prevention and standard operating procedure (SOP) monitoring operation over the weekend. The operation involving 13 officers and 67 personnel from various divisions of Kuching police headquarters (IPD), was held from 10pm on Apr 16 to 3.30am on Apr 17. Kuching OCPD ACP Ahsmon Bajah in […]
Army foils illegal cross-border dash
LUNDU: The army thwarted an attempt by five locals to sneak five illegal immigrants back into Indonesia yesterday. The First Infantry Division, in a statement, disclosed that they were intercepted around 1.45pm at an oil palm plantation. Five motorcycles were spotted in the oil palm plantation, which is about 735 metres from the Malaysia-Indonesia border. […]
Trio in trouble after Superman stunt
KUCHING: Three youths were arrested for riding their motorcycles dangerously and recklessly along Jalan Tun Datuk Patinggi Haji Abdul Rahman Yaakub in an operation codenamed Ops Samseng Jalanan. Kuching OCPD ACP Ahsmon Bajah, said police spotted three motorcyclists performing ‘Superman’ stunts on their motorcycles. “The team detained the riders at the Datuk Amar Abang Haji […]
Illegal immigrant held for drug abuse
MUKAH: An illegal immigrant was arrested for alleged drug abuse at a plantation field in Balingian here on Friday. Mukah OCPD DSP Muhamad Rizal Alias said the 37-year-old man from Indonesia was picked up at 8.30am. An inspection on the suspect found a plastic packet and a straw tube containing crystalline substance believed to be […]
Man arrested for alleged rape of niece
MIRI: A 49-year-old man from a longhouse in Sungai Tibus, Niah has been detained for allegedly raping his 14-year-old niece. Miri deputy OCPD Supt Mohd Sabri Zainol said that the suspect was apprehended at the longhouse at about 5.15pm yesterday. “The victim’s mother lodged a report, saying that her daughter was raped by her uncle […]
Four arrested for stealing cable
MIRI: Four local men were arrested by the police here on Tuesday to help with the investigation into the theft of Telekom Malaysia’s cable in Batu Niah. On March 30, a 60-meter long cable worth RM10,000 was reported missing from a power station. According to Miri deputy district police chief Supt Mohd Sabri Zainol, the […]
Reckless driving: 18 youths hauled up
KUCHING: Traffic police here have arrested a total of 18 youths for reckless and dangerous driving from January to April this year. The District Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department also conducted a total of 11 ‘Op Samseng Jalanan’ around Kuching in the four-month period. Kuching police chief ACP Ahsmon Bajah in a statement, said the […]
Vietnamese skipper who offered money in double trouble
BINTULU: A Vietnamese skipper who offered a bribe after he and his crew were hauled up following a 10-hour chase in the high seas is now in double trouble. Not only are they being investigated for fishing illegally but the skipper is also under scrutiny for trying to buy his way out following their arrest. […]