State polls: Penang cops detect betting involving election results

GEORGE TOWN: Penang police have detected gambling activities involving bets on the results of the upcoming state polls on Aug 12. State police chief Datuk Khaw Kok Chin said so far no arrests have been made in relation to the case but the police are closely monitoring the activities. "Based on our monitoring, there are traces of...

State polls: Cops to quiz PAS MP, several people over statement linked to Kedah MB

ALOR SETAR: Police will record the statement of several individuals, including a lawmaker, in connection with a statement alleging that caretaker Kedah Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor “was in danger” following his no-show at a mega ceramah in Sungai Petani. Kedah police chief Comm Datuk Fisol Salleh said these individuals will be summoned...

KL OCPDs must be more hands on, city’s top cop says

KUALA LUMPUR: All OCPDs in Kuala Lumpur must go to the ground and be more hands on, says Comm Datuk Seri Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain. The KL police chief said he wants all OCPDs in the Federal Territory to be on the ground with their officers and personnel. "I want all my OCPDs to be hands on,...

Remand extended against woman, boyfriend over death of nine-year-old boy

IPOH: The remand order against a woman and her boyfriend, believed to be involved in the death of a nine-year-old boy in Taman Panglima, Assam Kumbang in Taiping last week, has been extended for another six days. Taiping district police chief ACP Razlam Ab Hamid said the application was made this morning as the previous remand...

Singaporean man killed, girlfriend hurt in Johor motorbike crash

ISKANDAR PUTERI: A 23-year-old Singaporean man was killed and his pillion rider injured after their motorcycle crashed into the back of a trailer lorry at KM9.5 of the Second Link here. Iskandar Puteri OCPD Asst Comm Rahmat Ariffin said that the incident occurred around 10.30pm on Friday (Aug 4) when the victim was riding his motorcycle...

Sabah cops nab addict who hid in bushes for three hours

KOTA KINABALU: A suspected drug addict's attempt to evade police by hiding in some bushes failed when he was found and eventually arrested. Police were conducting a major anti-crime operation dubbed Ops Sarang Bersepadu at the Kg Lembaga Padi squatter area in Inanam. Kota Kinabalu police chief Asst Comm Mohd Zaidi Abdullah said the suspect was among...

Quick action by police saves woman’s life

SEREMBAN: Swift action by the police saved a young woman who was about to fall from the fifth floor of a shopping complex near here. Seremban OCPD Asst Comm Arifai Tarawe said police were notified about the matter at around 10pm on Wednesday (Aug 2). "When my men reached there, they saw a girl on the ledge...

Sibu man gunned down in family orchard, cops investigating

SIBU: A man was shot to death at his family's fruit orchard near here early Tuesday (Aug 1) morning. Sibu OCPD Asst Comm Zulkifli Suhaili told a press conference that the police received a call from a member of the public at about 1.23am Tuesday over a shooting incident at KM3 Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman. He added...

Police sergeant nabbed for breaking into Sepang exhibit storage unit

SERDANG: A police sergeant was detained for allegedly breaking into the Sepang police headquarters' exhibit storage on Saturday (July 29). Selangor police chief Comm Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said the suspect in his 40s was detained on Monday (July 31) and he will be remanded. "Exhibits from cases that have been completed and slotted to be disposed...

Cops seize RM2.5mil in narcotics, equipment and vehicles during Johor drug lab bust

JOHOR BARU: A drug processing laboratory in Iskandar Puteri here has been uncovered by the police, with the value of seized drugs, equipment and vehicles amounting to RM2.45mil. State police chief Comm Datuk Kamarul Zaman Mamat said four men had also been arrested for being involved in the drug laboratory, which had been operating since April. He...