Australian woman arrested at Changi Airport over suspected theft of supplements

SINGAPORE: A 51-year-old Australian woman has been arrested for her suspected involvement in a case of shop theft in Changi Airport, said the police on Nov 11. The police were alerted on May 7 at about 2.45pm to a case of shop theft after a box of supplements, valued at S$507.30, was found to be missing...

Zara was accused of stealing money, inquest told

KOTA KINABALU: Form One student Zara Qairina Mahathir was accused of stealing money a day before she was found unconscious on the ground floor of her school dormitory in Papar on July 16, the inquest into her death heard. Security guard Linah Mansoding @ Jaliha, 65, said that at about 8pm on July 15, a student...

Suspected member of baby formula theft ring charged in Melaka

MELAKA: A 32-year-old man believed to be part of an infant formula shoplifting ring has claimed trial to two counts of theft involving over RM1,800 worth of the product. Mohd Safri Jilji entered a plea of not guilty after the charges were read to him before Magistrate N. Sivashangari in Ayer Keroh here on Friday (Aug...

Man fined RM120,000 for crypto mining linked power theft, wife fails to turn up for trial

MIRI: A 49-year-old man has been fined RM120,000 by the Sessions Court for electricity theft linked to cryptocurrency mining. The accused Hii King Lee on Friday (July 11) pleaded guilty to two separate charges under Section 33(5) of the Electricity Ordinance (Chapter 50). The first offence involved the dishonest abstraction of electricity at a row of commercial...

ECRL setback linked to site theft

PETALING JAYA: The target to complete the much-touted East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project by December next year is facing an unexpected obstacle – theft of signalling equipment and communication cables. The contractors have a fight on their hands with over 1,200m of signalling cables reported stolen along its alignment, with 81 outdoor transformer units also...

Two women arrested after theft spree at Changi Airport transit area

SINGAPORE: Two women transiting through Changi Airport were arrested for a series of shop thefts allegedly committed at different stores. In a statement on Monday (June 9), the police said they were alerted to a suspected case of theft from a Furla outlet at the departure transit area of Terminal 3 on June 2 at about...

Penang cops on hunt for cable thief who fled on foot after car chase

GEORGE TOWN: The police are on the lookout for a suspect who fled the scene during a cable theft that resulted in a car chase to the mainland. George Town OCPD Asst Comm Abdul Rozak Muhammad said the incident occurred when they received a call at 3.44am on Wednesday (June 4) about a (Tenaga Nasional Bhd)...

Woman arrested over alleged gold necklace theft during Raya holidays in Tawau

TAWAU: What was meant to be a festive Raya visit turned into a theft case when a woman allegedly made off with a gold necklace from the home she had just visited. The incident happened at around 3.45pm on Thursday (April 3) at a residence in Taman Pasadena, Batu 2, Jalan Datuk Chong Thien Vun. Tawau OCPD...

Man arrested for stealing jewellery worth RM237,000 from lecturer

KUALA TERENGGANU: Police have detained a man to assist in investigations into the theft of jewellery worth about RM237,000 belonging to a medical lecturer at a higher learning institution in the state. Kuala Terengganu district police chief ACP Azli Mohd Noor said police believe they solved the case with the arrest of the 31-year-old suspect in...

Chinese national caught trying to steal another passenger’s credit card on KL-Penang flight

GEORGE TOWN: Police have arrested a Chinese national for attempting to steal a credit card belonging to an Australian woman on a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Penang. Southwest district police chief ACP Sazalee Adam said the incident was reported by the 44-year-old female passenger who was on her way to Penang for a holiday. "Following the...