Jealous man held for whacking wife with handphone
PADAWAN: A 29-year-old construction worker suspected his 24-year-old wife of having an affair with her 23-year-old adopted brother. When he and two friends punched her adopted brother, his wife tried to stop them and this infuriated the jealous hubby who whacked the woman on the head with a mobile phone, causing her injuries. The incident […]
Toy pistol-totting robber held
KOTA SAMARAHAN: A man was arrested after robbing a layer cake shop in Medan Universiti, here, armed with a toy pistol. District police chief DSP Sudirman Kram said the 24-year-old suspect was arrested at 5.20pm on Wednesday (June 23) at a motel in Jalan Padungan, here. “The suspect admitted to committing the robbery alone at […]
Police arrest nine over brawl
SIBU: Nine men have been arrested to facilitate investigation into a recent brawl in Sungai Merah on Monday. It was understood that the incident took place at a supermarket around 4pm. District police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit when contacted today, confirmed the incident. “Seven of them were remanded today (June 22) for three days. […]
Jobless man arrested for extortion
MIRI: A 29-year-old jobless man was detained on Monday for allegedly extorting RM100 from a female cashier at a homestay in Batu Niah. The alleged incident reportedly happened around 3.3am on Monday (June 21) when the 23- year-old woman was alone manning the payment counter inside the homestay building. “The suspect came and demanded cash […]
22 illegal immigrants, three locals nabbed in raid
KUCHING: Twenty-two illegal immigrants and three locals were arrested during a raid at a building in Tabuan here last Friday (June 18). Sarawak Border Security Control Committee chairman Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr James Jemut Masing said a lorry suspected of carrying illegal immigrants was shown on video which went viral on social media prompting […]
Jealous man held after attack on girlfriend
MIRI: It was a case of a boyfriend-girlfriend quarrel with one accusing the other of infidelity. In this instance it was the girl who was the accused. Her jealous 27-year-old man lost his cool and assaulted the girl which left her with multiple bruises. This was when police stepped in and detained the man. In […]
Drugs worth RM20k seized
KUCHING: Police seized drugs worth more than RM20,000 from a car at a parking lot of a luxury condominium on Thursday (June 17). Acting on information, narcotics police raided the parking lot around 6pm. District police chief ACP Ahsmon Bajah said the car driver, aged 35, was arrested on suspicion of involvement in drug abuse […]
Three teens nabbed for stealing motorcycle
MIRI: Police arrested three teenagers within 12 hours after they reportedly stole a motorcycle at Tudan Flat, Permyjaya last Thursday (June 17). The motorcycle owner had lodged a police report after finding his machine which was parked in front of his house missing at about 8.30am. Following the report, a Criminal Investigation Department (CID) team […]
Theft suspects arrested and loot recovered
MIRI: Local police nabbed three men last Thursday (June 17) on suspicion of stealing RM3,000 worth of fertiliser and pesticides from Batu Niah Agriculture Office. The suspects are believed to have committed the crime on June 15. An employee noticed the store’s fence and window had been cut open apparently with a hacksaw. It was […]
Kuching contributes to high number of drug arrests
KUCHING: The district of Kuching continues to have the highest number of arrests involving drugs and substance abuse based on mapping carried out by the One-Stop Committee to address drugs and substance abuse (OSC MIDS). Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development (KKWPK) Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said of the 3,616 arrests recorded […]