Scorned man held for whacking wife for infidelity
MIRI: It doesn’t pay to fool around if you are someone else’s wife. A housewife accused of having extramarital affairs was allegedly beaten up by her husband at Jalan Balim Niah, Saeh Niah on Wednesday (May 4). The furious husband apparently went berserk with a machete around 6pm because he suspected his wife of having […]
Man detained for injuring younger sister
MIRI: A local man from Pujut Tanjong Batu here was detained by the police after he allegedly beat his younger sister during a commotion this morning. The 30 year-old suspect allegedly hit sister multiple times on her head after telling him that lots of ants had gotten into his food that she prepared for his […]
Man arrested for allegedly groping female students
KUCHING: A local uncle’s lustful deed of groping female students in the Semariang and Jalan Matang/Depo Link areas has resulted in him being handcuffed. Kuching OCPD ACP Ahsmon Bajah, who confirmed the case, said the 47-year-old suspect was arrested last Saturday (Apr 16) by the district’s Criminal Investigation Division (CID). He said during the incident […]
Angry husband goes berserk
MIRI: A 24-year-old mechanic went berserk after his wife refused to allow him to take their two sons, aged five and six, out on Friday night. The angry man had reportedly punched the main door of a house occupied by his wife in Kampung Pasir Lutong after she turned down his request. Acting on a […]
23 murder cases solved, only one still pending
KUCHING: A total of 24 murder cases was reported in Sarawak in 2021. Sarawak Criminal Investigation Department (CID) chief SAC Lukas Aket said this was an increase of 16 cases compared to only eight reported in 2020. “All cases have been successfully solved, including arrests and investigations into cases of suicide. “Only one case is […]
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 […]
Ops Dadu Khas busts 2 call centres, detains 11 operators
KUCHING: Police busted two online gambling call centres and arrested 11 individuals during a raid on a luxurious condominium at Jalan Airport here last Friday (July 16). The operations codenamed ‘Ops Dadu Khas’ was carried out around 11.50am by a special task force led by Kuching Criminal Investigation Department (CID) chief DSP Mohd Hafizi Ishak, […]
Police find bitcoin mining operations in house
PADAWAN: A house near Moyan Jaya 2, Jalan Matang-Batu here was raided by the police on suspicion of carrying out bitcoin mining operations. Padawan police chief Supt Aidil Bolhassan said the raid was carried out by a Criminal Investigation Department (CID) team at about 2.45pm last Tuesday. “During the raid, the premises was found to […]
Man arrested for unlicensed lottery sales
PADAWAN: A 25-year-old man was arrested for alleged involvement in unlicensed lottery sales and online gambling top-up activity last Monday (July 12). In the 4.15pm operation codenamed ‘Op Dadu’, a Padawan Criminal Investigation Department (CID) team raided a house at Mile 4, Jalan Arang. District police chief, Supt Aidil Bolhassan during the suspect’s arrest, two […]
Four men arrested for operating online call centre
PADAWAN: Police here nabbed four men for operating an online gambling call centre at a double-storey terrace house on Monday (July 12). District police chief Supt Aidil Bolhassan said the raid, carried out by a team from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and Padawan police task force, took place around 2.55pm near Kuching City Mall […]