KLIA shooting: Cops probing why suspect went for check-up the week before

KOTA BARU: Police are investigating why the suspect who shot a bodyguard at KL International Airport recently had gone for a medical check-up at a private hospital in Kota Baru a week prior to the shooting. Bukit Aman CID director Comm Datuk Seri Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain did not rule out the possibility that it was...

BREAKING: KLIA shooter arrested, says IGP

PETALING JAYA: Hafizul Harawi, the suspect in the Kuala Lumpur International Airport shooting, has been arrested. Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain confirmed that the 38-year-old was arrested in Kota Baru on Monday (April 15). "The suspect was caught in Kota Baru, Kelantan, at 3pm," he said. Razarudin said more details will be released later by the...

Top cop ‘Big Joke’ turns himself in after arrest warrant issued over money laundering probe

BANGKOK: National Deputy Police Chief Pol Gen Surachate 'Big Joke' Hakparn (pic) on Tuesday (April 2) turned himself in at Tao Poon police station in Bangkok after an arrest warrant on him was issued earlier in the day. The Criminal Court issued the arrest warrant on Surachate after he evaded three summonses in a gambling-website case. Surachate...

Man on the run for 27 years held at Heathrow airport after flying back from Thailand

LONDON: An 80-year-old man has been arrested at an airport after 27 years on the run, reported PA Media/dpa quoting British police. Richard Burrows (pic), who is accused of historic sexual abuse of children, was arrested at Heathrow on Thursday (March 28) after returning to the UK from Thailand, a spokesman for Cheshire Police said. The force...

Two women arrested in Subang for obstructing police duties

SUBANG JAYA: Two women were arrested after they failed to comply with a police inspection on Feb 23. In a statement Sunday (Feb 25), Subang Jaya OCPD Asst Comm Wan Azlan Wan Mamat said that the two women were stopped after patrolling policemen in Jalan SS15/4G spotted a car there on Feb 23 at around 11.30pm. Police...

Man seen in violent robbery video nabbed by KK cops

KOTA KINABALU: Police have arrested a man in connection with the brutal assault and robbery of a woman in a back alley in the city here last week. The incident of a man using a stick to beat a woman during the robbery was captured on video and went viral on social media on Monday (Feb...

Gangsters demanded angpow so I gave them RM5 ones meant for kids, says Sng

SIBU: Datuk Larry Sng says that the amount in the angpow given to four men who were arrested for criminal intimidation was not the reason why they targeted him in Julau. "It may have been a grudge (held by them) from before," he said, adding that their boss allegedly bet against him in the last general...

Man who allegedly raped, impregnated daughter nabbed after three-month manhunt

MELAKA: A 38-year-old man who went into hiding for three months after allegedly raping and impregnating his teenage daughter has finally been caught. State police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Zainol Samah said the suspect was arrested in Kampung Kelemak Dalam at midnight on Tues (Feb 6). He said police launched a manhunt for the suspect, a labourer,...

Couple caught on camera trying to kick other bikers on Penang Bridge

BUKIT MERTAJAM: A couple has been detained by police after they were caught on video riding dangerously along the Penang Bridge on Monday (Feb 5). Central Seberang Prai OCPD Asst Comm Helmi Aris said the motorcyclist, in his 50s, and his companion, in her 30s, were nabbed in George Town on Tuesday (Feb 6). "We believe the...

KL cops nab 24 women, six men in anti-vice raids

KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 30 individuals, including 24 women working as guest relation officers (GRO) have been detained in a series of raids at four nightspots here. The raids, codenamed Ops Noda, started at 11.30pm on Saturday (Feb 3) and were conducted by officers from the Kuala Lumpur CID's anti-vice, gambling and secret societies division...