Man arrested on suspicion of stealing from mum
MIRI: Police have detained a man for allegedly stealing money and jewellery from his mother. The man, 33, was arrested by a team of Miri Criminal Investigation Department (CID) officers around 5pm, Sunday (Jan 9) during an operation dubbed ‘Ops Kesan’. Miri OCPD ACP Hakemal Hawari said the arrest was made following a police report […]
Police bust online gambling call centres
KUCHING: Police have crippled three online gambling call centres with the arrest of 22 individuals in a week. The call centres had raked in over RM810,000 in profits after three to six months of operation. The ‘Ops Dadu Khas’ swoop by the Kuching Criminal Investigation Division (CID) D7 branch, was made between Jan 4 and […]
Police nab duo for dangerous stunts on bikes
SIBU: Two men were arrested for dangerously riding their motorcycles in an operation codenamed ‘Op Samseng Jalanan’ last Saturday (Jan 8). The operation, led by Sarawak Traffic Police deputy chief DSP Mathew Manggie together with Sibu traffic policemen, was conducted at Jalan Tun Zaidi Edruce from 10pm to 3.30am. The duo, aged 16 and 20 […]
Teenager arrested for dangerous ‘Superman’ stunt
KUCHING: Police here arrested a young motorist for performing a dangerous ‘Superman’ stunt in Petra Jaya on Saturday (Jan 8). Sarawak Traffic Police chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu said the operation, codenamed ‘Ops Samseng Jalanan’, was carried out from 5pm to 10pm together with Kuching Traffic Police Division. The 19-year-old motorist arrested near the Baitul […]
Housewife, 23, held for drugs
MUKAH: Police arrested a 23-year-old housewife for alleged involvement in drug abuse activities at Jalan Mukah-Selangau on Friday (Jan 7). This was the second case reported for this year, and in the space of five days, following the first one in the old town here on Jan 2. The suspect, who is from Rumah Api, […]
Passenger arrested for touching female driver’s thigh
MIRI: Police on Monday (Nov 29) afternoon detained a man for inappropriately touching a female e-hailing driver. Miri Police chief ACP Hakemal Hawari said the incident reportedly happened inside a car driven by the 29 year-old complainant on Wednesday morning (Nov 24). That morning, she drove to Kampung Lopeng at about 8 o’clock to pick […]
12 suspects nabbed for substance abuse
KUCHING: Narcotic police here arrested 21 individuals on suspicion of engaging in substance abuse and seized various drugs in a series of raid from Nov 15 to 23. Kuching OCPD ACP Ahsmon Bajah, who confirmed the case, said the nine-day operation was carried out around the district by a 10-man narcotic police team. Among the […]
Two men, a woman arrested for drugs
SERIAN: Narcotics police arrested two men and a woman on suspicion of engaging in drug activities at different locations here on Tuesday (Nov 23). Serian OCPD DSP Aswandy Anis, who confirmed the case, said the suspects, who are aged between 22, 26 and 31, tested positive for drugs. The first arrest took place at an […]
Worker arrested for sale of unlicensed lottery tickets
BAU: Police here arrested a coffee shop worker on suspicion of engaging in an unlicensed lottery sale in Siniawan on Monday (Nov 22). Bau OCPD DSP Poge Nyaon said the operation, codenamed ‘Ops Dadu’, was carried out around 4.15pm by a team from the Criminal Investigation Department. The team spotted the 23-year-old suspect in a […]
Eight men held over assault
MIRI: Eight local men, including a teenager, were detained by the police last Sunday night (Nov 21) for allegedly assaulting and threatening a man and his family during a quarrel that occurred at a unit of Qudruplex Permyjaya here. All of them were detained at Lorong 8, Taman Qudruplex Permyjaya around 10.45pm. Also seized were […]