Eight arrested for vice activities
BINTULU: Eight individuals, including six foreign women, were arrested for suspected involvement in vice-related activities in a hotel here during a raid dubbed Ops Noda, conducted between 4.30pm and 7.30pm last Saturday (Oct 17). The women, aged between 22 and 30, and two local men, aged 29 and 59, believed to be customers, were arrested […]
House break-in mastermind arrested
MIRI: Police detained a man, who is believed to be the mastermind in a series of house break-ins here today. In the operation, Criminal Investigation Department (CID) personnel, led by Inspector Fredly Juing, also detained a woman and two other men from separate locations in connection with the case. The arrests were made in Permjaya […]
Police to interview Anwar on MP list Friday
KUALA LUMPUR: Police will be recording a statement from Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim about a list of 121 MPs claimed to be supporting him to form a new government at Bukit Aman (Federal Police headquarters) today. Bukit Aman (Federal Police) criminal investigation department (CID) director Datuk Huzir Mohamed said Bukit Aman’s Classified Criminal […]
Cops bust online gambling den, 6 arrested
KUCHING: Six individuals were nabbed for operating an illegal online gambling centre during a raid at Batu Kawah New Township here last Sunday (Oct 11). The raid was carried out by a team of Padawan Criminal Investigation Division (CID) personnel around 5.30pm. Padawan district police chief Supt Aidil Bolhassan said the team arrested six Indonesian […]
Power cut to errant business premises
KUCHING: Four premises here had their power supply cut on suspicion of being involved in gambling activities on Tuesday. Kuching district police chief ACP Awang Din Awang Gani said the integrated operation was carried out by a team comprising Kuching Crime Investigation Division (CID) and Sarawak Energy Berhad (Sesco) personnel from 9am to 12.30pm. “The […]
It does not pay to steal
MIRI: A 36-year-old man has learnt the hard way that it does not pay to steal. He entered a car around midnight on Monday while the owner of a vehicle was dozing off by the roadside of Jalan Akasia. He stole the wallet and phone of the sleeping 20-year-old motorist. The motorist suddenly sensed the […]
11 raids in one week
MIRI: Police here have conducted 11 Ops Dadu raids on premises suspected to be involved in gambling activities within one week. Miri deputy police chief Supt Mohd Sabri Zainol said that the district’s Crime Investigation Division (CID) conducted the raids from Sept 28 to Oct 4. “Eight raids were made towards premises suspected to be […]
Three detained for café burglary
MIRI: After a recent burglary at a café at Piasau Garden here, police have arrested two suspects and a buyer to assist investigation last Saturday (Oct 3). The suspects, aged 26, 35 and 58 years old, were arrested in separate locations in an operation carried out by a task force team of the Miri Criminal […]
Man held for house break-in
MIRI: A local man was arrested on Saturday (Oct3) morning for allegedly stealing a set of tyres and rims of a car belonging to his brother-in-law. The incident occurred on September 30, while the complainant, a secondary school teacher in Bekenu, went holidaying for five days, leaving the house unattended. Upon the complainant’s return from […]
Cable thief caught within three hours
MIRI: In less than three hours after TM cables were reported stolen in Bekenu on Friday (Oct 2), police succeeded in arresting the theft suspect, a local man. The suspected culprit, in his 40’s was detained by a police team from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Miri Task Force around 3pm in Kampung Pengkalan Lutong, […]