Another suspect held for threatening, slandering Esha

KUALA LUMPUR: Police have arrested another TikTok account owner over alleged threats made against social media influencer, A. Rajeswary, 30, better known as Esha. Sentul district police chief ACP Ahmad Sukarno Mohd Zahari said the 44-year-old male suspect was arrested at 6.30pm in Setapak on Wednesday (July 10). "The suspect, a lorry driver, has been remanded for...

Cops arrest suspects linked to multiple house break-ins in Klang Valley

SUBANG JAYA: Over 15 house break-ins cases have been solved with the arrest of five suspects in Klang Valley. In a statement on Monday (July 8), Subang Jaya OCPD Asst Comm Wan Azlan Wan Mamat said that investigations into a house break-in on July 4 led to the arrest of the five. Previously, a complainant came home...

Cops cripple syndicate stealing cables, tools in Kota Tinggi

KOTA TINGGI: Police crippled a housebreaking syndicate that specialised in stealing cables and hardware tools following the arrest of five individuals, including a woman. Kota Tinggi OCPD Supt Hussin Zamora said the suspects, aged between 30 and 40 years old, were arrested during a raid that was conducted on Thursday (July 4) at 7pm at a...

Suspect dies and two police injured in Muar car chase

MUAR: A man was killed and two policemen suffered serious injuries in an accident following a 1km car chase here. Muar OCPD Asst Comm Raiz Mukhliz Azman Aziz said the 4am incident on Thursday (June 27) occurred when the suspect attempted to avoid being arrested by the police. "Based on early investigations, it is believed that two...

QuickCheck: Did two thieves steal a motorcycle from a house in Batu Caves?

"IF you build it, they will come." That's the often-misquoted line from the 1989 movie "Field of Dreams". The real quote heard by Ray Kinsella, the role Kevin Costner plays in the movie, is actually "If you build it, he will come." Whether it is a "he" or a "they" hardly matters really if you are one...

Drugs, luxury watches, cash, car seized from foreign couple arrested in Nilai for suspected drug-related activities

SEREMBAN: Police have seized two Rolex watches worth some RM190,000 from a foreign couple believed to be involved in illicit drug-related activities here. Nilai police chief Supt Abdul Malik Hasim said apart from the watches, his men also seized some 795gm of ketamine worth more than RM83,000 from the suspects during an operation at their unit...

Two men sought over fatal stabbing in KK pub

KOTA KINABALU: Police are on the hunt for two men in connection with a fight in a pub here two weeks ago that led to the death of an Indonesian man. Kota Kinabalu OCPD Asst Comm Kasim Muda said they had identified the two men as Herman and Yusof and were tracking them down. He said the...

Driver arrested for hit-and-run incident caught on video in Johor

JOHOR BARU: Police have arrested a 20-year-old man to help investigate a hit-and-run case that went viral on social media. Johor Baru South OCPD Asst Comm Raub Selamat said the man was arrested after lodging a police report on Saturday (June 29). “We have received the police report at 8.24am, involving a road accident that occurred on...

Anti-govt rally takes place in Putrajaya amid heavy police presence

PUTRAJAYA: A crowd of protesters, mostly attired in black, turned up for the anti-government rally opposite the Prime Minister's official residence at the Seri Perdana Complex on Saturday (June 29). The crowd started converging more than an hour before the rally commenced at about 5pm at an open car park adjacent to the complex. Protestors donning tshirts...

Court orders ex-cop to pay RM820,000 to two Mongolian women for non-consensual intercourse

KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here ordered a former police officer to pay RM820,000 to two Mongolian women over non-consensual intercourse in two separate hotel rooms during the implementation of the movement control order (MCO), four years ago. Judge Dr John Lee Kien How @ Mohd Johan Lee made the decision after finding the two Mongolian...