Teen’s speed test plan fails to take off
KOTA SAMARAHAN: A teenager who wanted to do a speed test on his motorcycle with his two friends at Jalan Kampung Baru had their plan cut short. They were detained by police in an operation codenamed Ops Samseng Jalanan, yesterday (June 6). District police chief DSP Sudirman Kram said the 18-year-old suspect was arrested at […]
Two burglars caught within five hours of crime
MIRI: Police arrested two men within five hours after they broke into a house and stole two drills on Friday. The 9am incident that occurred at Jalan Heleconia Pujut 5D here was captured on closed circuit television (CCTV). After finding two of his drills with an estimate value of RM700 having gone missing, the complainant […]
Couple held for intimidating neighbour
MIRI: A man and a woman in Lopeng were arrested for allegedly threatening to beat their neighbour over a water pipe issue on Friday. The suspects were taken to the police station at 2.25pm to facilitate investigation into the case. It is understood that the suspects and the victim are renting the same house. The […]
Tekongs nabbed for smuggling in illegals
SERIAN: Police thwarted an attempt by two locals to smuggle three illegal immigrants into Sarawak on Thursday. The incident happened around 11am when a team carrying out ‘Ops Benteng’ at Jalan Serian-Tebedu spotted a suspicious vehicle. Serian OCPD DSP Aswandy Anis revealed that police then followed the vehicle to the Serian Recreational Park before blocking […]
11 held, 781 compounds issued on first day of total lockdown
BALAKONG: Police issued 781 compounds and arrested 11 individuals for various offences on the first day of the total lockdown, said Home Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin. He said police carried out over 13,000 inspections yesterday (June 1) to ensure compliance with the stipulated standard operating procedures (SOPs) for the total lockdown period, including by industry […]
Cops stop rooster fight; two women among 5 held
JULAU: A cockfighting session on the first day of Gawai Dayak celebration here came to a premature end after five locals, including two women, engrossed in the prohibited activity were rounded by police. The culprits were caught in an open area near Darau, Pakan. District police chief Deputy Supt Andam Sulin Brayun said a team from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and several members of relevant departments raided the spot at around 3.30pm yesterday (June 1). The suspects were aged between 34 and 69 years. Andam said four live cockerels, three dead ones, a scale, a box riddled with written numbers and a canvas were seized “All the suspects were compounded under Regulation 17 (1) of the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases (Measures within Infected Local Areas) (No.2) 2021,” he said today (June 2). He said the suspects are being investigated under Section 3 (1) of the Animal Cruelty Ordinance 1963.
Mother and boyfriend detained for abusing her son
MIRI: A 35 year-old woman and her boyfriend have been detained by the police for allegedly abusing her six year-old son. Miri deputy police chief Supt Sabri Zainol said the woman and her 45 year-old companion were detained by Criminal Investigation department (CID) personnel yesterday following a report lodged by the boy’s biological father. “The […]
Woman’s ex-boyfriend detained for attempted murder
MIRI: A 29 year-old woman was injured, while her boyfriend escaped unhurt, after a motorcycle they were riding on was allegedly ran down by her former boyfriend at Jalan Taman Jelita in Taman Tunku last Friday. The incident occurred around 5.30pm when the victim and her partner were riding on a motorcycle along the area, […]
Security guard nabbed over criminal intimidation
MIRI: Police have detained a security guard of a primary school in Ulu Suai, Niah for verbally threatening his co-worker. The 33 year-old man was picked up from a longhouse in Suai, Niah, last Friday by a team from Miri Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to assist in their probe on the case. In the incident […]
Man arrested for arson threat
MIRI: Police here on Thursday night arrested a man from Tudan Phase 6 after he allegedly threatened to burn down his father’s house. The man, aged 25, was picked up by a team from the Miri Criminal Investigation Department (CID) around 11.30pm, shortly after his 55-year-old father made a police report. Prior to his arrest, […]