Crime & Safety around you
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Suspect in robbery and assault of two Rohingya in Taman Perling to be charged Thursday
A 25-year-old local man will be charged at the Johor Bahru Sessions and Magistrates' Courts on Thursday over the robbery and assault of two Rohingya men in Taman Perling. He faces three robbery charges under Section 392 of the Penal Code and one charge of causing hurt under Section 323. Police seized a grass-cutting machine, a parang and a UNHCR card.
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Two ex-convicts held in Johor, 11 crimes cleared
Police in Iskandar Puteri arrested two former prisoners, aged 26 and 27, suspected of 11 offences including house break-ins, shop break-ins and a project site store robbery. The arrests around Tanjung Kupang and Kangkar Pulai cleared four house break-ins, one shop break-in, one store robbery, one trespassing case and four parcel thefts.
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Police arrest man suspected of robbing, injuring two Rohingya in Taman Perling
A local man was arrested for allegedly robbing and injuring two Rohingya men in Taman Perling, Johor Bahru. The suspect pretended to check documents before seizing UNHCR cards and a grass-cutting machine. Police seized evidence and remanded the suspect until next Friday.
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Chinese national pleads not guilty to kidnapping compatriot in Alor Setar
A 27-year-old Chinese man, Wang Hao, pleaded not guilty at the Alor Setar Sessions Court to kidnapping a 33-year-old Chinese woman at a house in Taman Amira, Jalan Langgar, on Aug 7. The judge denied bail and set Oct 11 for mention. The case follows an Aug 8 police raid in which two suspects were shot dead and six people were arrested across Kedah, Penang and Kuala Lumpur.