Two cable theft suspects arrested
MIRI: Two men believed to be involved in a cable theft at a school in Lutong here last Saturday (Sept 26) were nabbed. Both men, aged 23 and 26, were arrested in an operation dubbed Ops Lusuh by a team of personnel of Miri Criminal Investigation Department (CID) last Monday (Sept 28). Miri district deputy […]
Duo arrested for theft of motorcycle
MIRI: Police detained a local man for allegedly stealing a motorcycle less than 24 hours after the bike was reported stolen in Krokop here. The 27-year-old suspect was picked up in Pujut Adong around 7pm on Tuesday by a team from Miri Criminal Investigation Department (CID). The suspect then led the cops to a buyer […]
Pornography video sale suspect held
MIRI: An unemployed man was arrested after his activity of downloading pornographic films was exposed on Monday (Sept 21). He was also found possessing DVDs and VCDs of child pornography. District deputy police chief Supt Mohd Sabri Zainol told that the man who is married, was arrested by Miri Crime Investigation Division (CID) in […]
Regular snatch thief held
KUCHING: Police arrested a 36-year-old man suspected to be involved in several snatch theft cases, at a renowned hotel here on Thursday (Sept 17). Acting district police chief Supt Merbin Lisa told that the arrest was carried out by the district’s Crime Investigation Division (CID) around 11.10pm after obtaining information and tracking down the man’s […]
Machete-wielding man held
MIRI: A 31-year-old local man from Kampung Tudan Phase 3 here was nabbed for allegedly threatening a shophouse owner and his wife with a machete (parang). The arrest was made following a report lodged by the 51-year-old shop owner. The suspect was detained by a team of Miri Criminal Investigation department (CID) personnel at a […]
Man arrested for housebreaking
MIRI: A man in his early 50’s has been detained by the police today (Sept 10) for alleged involvement in a recent housebreaking activity at Jalan Cosmos here. In the incident, two units of generator sets were reported missing, believed to have been stolen. Following the report, police have carried out ground investigation which led […]
Six arrested for bike thefts, house burglary
MIRI: Police here on Tuesday solved at least six cases of motorcycle thefts and a house burglary with the arrest of six local men during a seven-hour raid at various locations here. According to Miri police chief ACP Lim Meng Seah, the suspects, aged between 20 and 51, were picked up from six different locations by […]
Motorcycle theft syndicate busted
MIRI: Three local men were arrested on Wednesday for allegedly being involved in a string of motorcycle thefts in the district. A team from the Miri Criminal Investigation Department (CID) arrested the suspects, between the ages of 33 and 34, at two separate locations in Kampung Lambir Jaya 1 during an operation that started from […]
22 detained at noisy outlet
MIRI: A team of Miri Criminal Investigation Department (CID) went to check a complaint about a loud noise that caused public disturbance at wee hours of Friday (Aug 28) coming from an entertainment outlet in Permyjaya here. The police team detained 22 people including 11 customers inside the premises. “The raid was conducted around 3am […]
Man held for illegal lottery sale
BAU: A local man was arrested for selling illegal lottery tickets at the five-footway of a commercial centre building during the Ops Dadu raid on Wednesday. Bau district police chief DSP Poge Nyaon said in a statement today that the 23-year-old man from Samarahan was arrested by a team from Bau District Criminal Investigation Division […]