Husband detained over domestic abuse
MIRI: Police have detained a local man for alleged domestic abuse. The suspect, aged 40, was picked up from his home in Senadin by a team of crime busters from Miri Criminal Investigation Department (CID) at 9.20pm, after receiving a report filed by his wife over the alleged abuse on Friday. The suspect had reportedly […]
Indonesian man held after gruesome find
LAWAS: A shirtless dead body of an Indonesian man with multiple slash wounds was found in a drain of an oil palm plantation in Kampung Siang Siang Laut here this morning. According to Acting Lawas police chief ASP Liong Tindan, the discovery was made by a member of the public at around 9.30am. He later […]
Activist remanded for insulting the Raja Permaisuri Agong
KUALA LUMPUR: Activist Fahmi Reza Mohd Zarin has been remanded for a day to facilitate police investigation into a social media posting deemed insulting to Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Hajah Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah. Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department (CID) director Datuk Huzir Mohamed, in a statement today, said the remand order was obtained at […]
Man arrested for running illegal lottery
BAU: A 41-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of running an illegal lottery operation. Bau district police chief DSP Poge Nyaon said the suspect was arrested by an operations team from the Bau Criminal Investigation Department (CID) at 8.25am this morning (Apr 7) in a vehicle behind a shop at Jalan Ong Guan Cheng here. […]
Man’s body found in burning car
MIRI: The body of a man was found in a burning car at Jalan Nasturium, Taman Yun Fah this afternoon (March 31). A team of firemen from the Lopeng fire station was deployed to the scene in response to a distressed call about the fire at 1.12pm. The body of the man was seen in […]
Man detained for damaging neighbour’s bike
MIRI: A foreign man was detained on Tuesday (Mar 30) at Kampung Sealine, Lutong, for damaging his neighbour’s motorcycle with an axe. The man, 30, was arrested at 8.45pm by Miri Criminal Investigation Department (CID) personnel. The incident happened around 3pm earlier that day, and was witnessed by the owner of the motorcycle who immediately […]
Man arrested for running illegal lottery
BAU: During their ‘Ops Dadu’ raid, the police arrested a 46-year-old man on suspicion of running an illegal lottery operation. District police chief DSP Poge Nyaon said the arrest was made by a CID team in a coffee shop at Jalan Ong Guan Cheng around 11am on Sunday (Mar 21). “The team believed the man […]
Three arrested, RM1.4 million worth of electrical devices seized
MIRI: Police have arrested three men who allegedly masterminded electricity theft to run illegal Bitcoin operations and seized over RM1.4 million worth of electrical devices from three premises here. The joint operation involving Miri CID and Sarawak Energy Berhad (Sesco) to tackle electricity theft, took place around the city on Wednesday and Thursday. District police […]
Unlicensed moneylending agent caught in action
MIRI: Police on Tuesday morning detained an 18 year-old local man for engaging in unlicensed moneylending business here. Miri police chief ACP Hakemal Hawari said the suspect was detained at a restaurant at Jalan Kwang Tung here where he was allegedly distributing printed leaflets to promote an illegal money lending business. The suspect was detained at […]
Second armed robbery suspect arrested
MIRI: The second suspect in an armed robbery at a laundromat here was detained on Monday morning at Jalan Jati 2F, Desa Senadin. The armed robbery occurred at Jalan Pointsetia in Lutong Baru last Saturday evening (March 13). Miri Criminal Investigation department (CID) personnel arrested the suspect around 11.55am during an operation dubbed ‘Ops Rentap’. […]