Crime & Safety news in Klebang Melaka
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Teen feared drowned had told friend he couldn't swim
An 18-year-old man is feared drowned after going missing while bathing at a beach near Prima Klebang, Melaka. His friend stated the victim had previously said he could not swim. A search and rescue operation is underway.
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Teen feared drowned after being swept away by current
A 16-year-old student is feared drowned after being swept away by currents while swimming at Pantai Klebang in Melaka. A search and rescue operation is underway.
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16-year-old missing after searching for crabs at Pantai Klebang still not found
A 16-year-old boy is missing after being feared drowned while searching for crabs near a jetty at Pantai Klebang, Melaka. Search and rescue operations resumed Thursday morning but the victim has not been found.
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Police arrest man suspected in viral pickpocketing case
Melaka police arrested a local man suspected of pickpocketing a woman's phone in Kampung Morten after a video went viral on Threads. The suspect was remanded for three days.
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Pickpocket suspect in Kampung Morten arrested
Police in Melaka arrested a suspected pickpocket in Kampung Morten a day after a video of the incident went viral. The suspect, in his 30s, was arrested following a police report by a local woman in her 20s and has 13 prior records for crime and drug offenses. He is being investigated under Section 385 of the Penal Code and remanded for three days from September 3 to 5.
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Kampung Morten 'pickpocket' arrested, police remand suspect for 3 days
Police in Melaka arrested a man believed to be a pickpocket in Kampung Morten, a day after a video of the incident went viral. The suspect, who has 13 prior records for crime and drugs, tested positive for drugs and was remanded for three days starting today. The case is being investigated under Section 385 of the Penal Code.
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Rampage in hostel, Tunas Bakti resident admits to damaging property
An 18-year-old resident of Sekolah Tunas Bakti Sungai Lereh pleaded guilty to a charge of mischief for damaging property at the school's hostel in Ayer Keroh. The Magistrate's Court ordered her to be sent to Hospital Permai in Tampoi, Johor Bahru for psychiatric evaluation before sentencing.
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Former commando jailed 4 months for trespassing into bilal's room
A former commando was sentenced to four months in prison by the Magistrate's Court in Melaka for trespassing into a mosque's bilal room and stealing RM70 from the mosque's donation box. The accused, Mohd Zaidi Mohtar, 44, pleaded guilty to the charge under Section 448 of the Penal Code.
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Driver dies after being run over by his own lorry, believed to have forgotten to pull the handbrake
A 72-year-old man died after being run over by his lorry in Taman Mawar, Machap Baru, Alor Gajah, Melaka. The lorry rolled forward, allegedly because the handbrake was not engaged, and struck the man as he walked towards a guard post. Police are investigating under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987.
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Ambulance driver charged with reckless driving causing death of college student
A private ambulance driver, Mohd Noorikhmal Baharuddin, 41, pleaded not guilty at the Jasin Magistrate's Court to a charge of reckless driving causing the death of 18-year-old college student Muhammad Amirul Asyraaf Md Azizan. The incident occurred at a traffic light at the Kampung Ayer Merbau junction on 26 August. The court set bail at RM3,000 and scheduled the next mention for 17 September.
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'Don't use sirens as an excuse to run red lights,' says mother of teen killed by ambulance
The mother of Muhammad Amirul Asyraaf Md Azizan, 18, who was killed by an ambulance in Jasin last week, has urged drivers not to use sirens as an excuse to run red lights. The ambulance driver, Mohd Noorikhmal Baharuddin, 41, pleaded not guilty in the Jasin Magistrate's Court to reckless driving causing death.
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E-hailing driver's quick thinking saves grandmother's RM10,000 from 'love scam' gang
In Rembau, Negeri Sembilan, an e-hailing driver alerted police when a 71-year-old woman tried to transfer RM10,000 to a love scam syndicate at a BSN bank. Police intervened and prevented the transaction, but the victim had already lost RM9,850 in two earlier transfers.
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JPS compactor roller driver dies after losing control of vehicle
A 45-year-old man died after the compactor roller he was driving lost control and plunged into a ditch while carrying out maintenance work at Kampung Anak Ayer Durian Daun, Kampung Pondoi, Tampin. He was taken to Hospital Tampin but was pronounced dead at 3pm. Police have opened an investigation under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987.