Woman arrested for threatening step son
MIRI: Police have arrested a woman for allegedly threatening to harm and cause problems to her stepson over the issue of Employees Provident Fund (EPF) money. District police chief ACP Hakemal Hawari said the incident happened at 7.05pm in a house at Taman Jelita off Taman Tunku on Thursday (July 1). At the time, the […]
Drugs worth over RM160k seized, two arrested
MIRI: Police arrested two men and seized five packages of drugs worth more than RM160,000 in a raid here last Monday (June 28). Miri police chief ACP Hakemal Hawari said the raid, carried out by narcotics officers took place around 4pm in a house at Jalan Acacia 3, Shang Garden. The two suspects believed to […]
Motorcycle theft syndicate crippled, seven arrested
KUCHING: Police have crippled a motorcycle theft syndicate with the arrest of seven members of Jack Gang, including its leader. District police chief ACP Ahsmon Bajah said the suspects aged between 22 and 35, were nabbed in five separate locations around Kuching during an operation codenamed ‘Ops Lejang’ from May 24 to June 29. They […]
Short-lived freedom for escaped prisoner
PADAWAN: Four prisoners escaped from Puncak Borneo Prison yesterday evening (Jul 1), however one of them was promptly arrested. The other three escaped prisoners were still at large as of press time. Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Aidi Ismail said police are investigating the escape incident while searches are being carried out by the police together […]
Two local teens arrested for trying to smuggle in Indonesians
KUCHING: An attempt by two local teenagers to bring in four Indonesians illegally into Sarawak was thwarted on Thursday (July 1). Lundu OCPD DSP Damataries Lautin said the duo, along with the illegals, were stopped by People’s Volunteer Corps (Rela) personnel during a routine roadblock check at the Rambungan ferry jetty, near Lundu. He said […]
Ops Samseng Jalanan nets stunt rider
KUCHING: A teenager who showed off his prowess in performing dangerous ‘wheelie’ stunts was promptly arrest by the police. District police chief ACP Ahsmon Bajah said the 17-year-old was arrested during Ops Samseng Jalanan (Road Bully) carried out at Jalan Setia Raja, here on yesterday (June 30). The operation from 4.00pm to 11.50pm involved the […]
Two drug abusers arrested
BAU: Two unemployed men here were arrested for drug abuse today (30 June). Bau district police chief DSP Poge Nyaon said the two suspects were caught in two separate raids carried out by the Bau District Police Headquarters (IPD) Narcotics Criminal Investigation Division (NCID) team. He said first to be arrested was a 23-year-old man […]
Man held for breaking into hardware store
MIRI: A 23-year-old man was nabbed for breaking into a hardware store at Piasau Industrial area here on Monday (June 28). Miri police chief ACP Hakemal Hawari said the arrest was made less than five hours after the incident. The image of the suspect was caught by the premises’ closed circuit television (CCTV). Several hardware items as well as two […]
Woman catches Peeping Tom outside bathroom
LAWAS: A woman in Kampung Awat-Awat Sundar here has reported a Peeping Tom to the police here. The Peeping Tom is none other than the woman’s own 29-year-old, jobless brother-in-law. Lawas Police chief DSP Sila Kadong said the police were investigating the case after the woman lodged a report. The case is being investigated under […]
13 arrested in cockfight raid
SERIAN: Thirteen men were arrested for cockfighting on Monday (June 28). A police team, led by ASP Murad Jemari, raided an area which was believed to be an illegal cockfighting arena at Jalan Tamba No 1 at 5.05pm. Serian police chief DSP Aswandy Anis said all of the men, aged between 30 and 63, attempted […]