Theft & Property Crime news in State Mosque
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Two held over suspected cable theft in Penampang
Police arrested two local men, aged 20 and 37, suspected of involvement in a cable theft near Kampung Sugud in Penampang early Friday. They were detained by members of the public before being handed to police, and the case is being investigated under Section 431 of the Penal Code.
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Labourer gets nine months for disposing of stolen Proton rims in Penampang
A 29-year-old labourer was jailed nine months by the Magistrate's Court in Kota Kinabalu after pleading guilty to helping dispose of three stolen Proton Saga rims worth RM300. The rims were taken from a roadside along the Pan Borneo Highway at Kampung Mansiang in Manggatal, and the man led police to a scrap metal shop in Penampang where they were sold. In a separate case, a woman was fined RM2,000 for failing to comply with a Consumer Claims Tribunal award.
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Stolen Proton Saga found after UMS student house break-in
A Proton Saga stolen during a break-in at a house occupied by female Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) students in Kota Kinabalu was recovered hours later at a waste disposal area in Kingfisher. Two laptops and keys were also stolen. Police confirmed the students were safe and no arrests have been made.