Crime & Safety around you
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Ford Ranger skids off Jalan Lintas Utara in Sandakan, driver unhurt
A driver escaped injury after a Ford Ranger skidded off the road along Jalan Lintas Utara near Taman Nasalim in Sandakan on Wednesday. The Sandakan Fire and Rescue Station sent eight personnel after a 4.45pm distress call, and the operation ended at 5.38pm once the scene was made safe.
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Maritime agency foils smuggling of 1,020 packets of subsidised cooking oil in Sandakan
Malaysia's Maritime Enforcement Agency intercepted a boat in the waters off Sungai Tanjung Batu, Sandakan, early yesterday morning and seized 1,020 packets of subsidised cooking oil worth RM60,550. The boat's skipper fled into the mangroves as officers approached. The case is being investigated under Section 21 of the Control of Supplies Act 1961.
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Two crocodile warning signs installed at Sandakan's Pasir Putih beach
Two warning signs about crocodile danger have been installed at both ends of Pasir Putih beach in Sandakan, Sabah, following repeated reports of crocodile sightings in the waters near the fish cages. The move was initiated by Karamunting assemblyman Alex TK Wong after advice from the Sabah Wildlife Department, and residents are urged to be cautious, especially in the early morning, late afternoon and at night.
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Sabah police visit retirees at Batu 12 with welfare aid
Sabah police carried out welfare visits and handed out aid to retired officers at Batu 12 in Sandakan on Thursday. Deputy Police Commissioner Datuk Mohd Azhar Hamin said the contributions recognise the retirees' service and urged ex-police associations to look after their members.
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Marine police seize RM2.08m diesel, arrest two in Sandakan jetty raid
Marine police in Sandakan detained two men aged 25 and 28 during a raid at a jetty on Wednesday, catching them transferring subsidised diesel from a steel cargo vessel into a tanker lorry. Police seized the vessel, the lorry, about 28,000 litres of diesel and related equipment worth an estimated RM2,082,760. The case is being investigated under Section 21 of the Control of Supplies Act 1961.
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Karamunting cable theft cuts Internet, phone lines
A suspected cable theft in Karamunting, Sandakan, left residents near a block of flats in Batu Sapi without telecommunications and Internet services. Karamunting assemblyman Alex Wong Tshun Khee said he had contacted the telco and alerted police, and urged residents to report such incidents immediately.