Civil servant loses RM17,650

Saturday February 28, 2009
Civil servant loses RM17,650

Kuala Terengganu: A 44 years old civil servant lost RM17, 650 after he forgot to lock the main door of his house when he went for his Friday prayers.

State CID Chief, ACP Mohd. Fauzi Abduri said the victim who works with the Islamic Department also lost his authority card. ACP Mohd Fauzi said the incident happened at the victim’s house at Persiaran Limbongan, Jalan Bukit Keluang, Besut.

He said the victim’s wife and son were preparing lunch in the kitchen when the incident occurred.

ACP Mohd Fauzi said the victim found a bag containing jewellry, a watch, about RM500 cash and documents missing when he returned from the mosque.

Wrath of a spurned son

Thursday February 26, 2009
Wrath of a spurned son

KUALA TERENGGANU: A woman was forced to flee all the way to Kuala Lumpur simply because she refused to lend her son RM100.

The 46-year-old woman who left her home in Marang on Jan 12 after constant threats by her son, later found out that he had sold most of her belongings in the house.

The son continued to harass and verbally abuse her via telephone calls. The woman lodged a police report yesterday after the son threatened to kill her.

State deputy CID chief Supt Khairi Ahrasa confirmed the report and said police were investigating the case for criminal intimidation and theft.

Dept to probe slapping case

Dept to probe slapping case

2009/02/26

KUALA TERENGGANU: The state Education Department is keeping mum over the case of two female students who were allegedly slapped by their disciplinary teacher last Thursday. However, the New Straits Times has learnt that the department will be meeting both sides to discuss the incident.

In the incident on Feb 19, two Form Three students claimed that the teacher had slapped them because they had lied to him about bringing their handphones to class.

The teacher later challenged them to lodge a police report and take the matter to the press.

Youth held for snatch theft

Youth held for snatch theft

2009/02/24

KUALA TERENGGANU: An 18-year-old unemployed youth was arrested three hours after he snatched the handbag of a 19-year-old girl here on Sunday morning. The girl was riding her motorcycle towards Pasar Payang around 9am when the youth, also on a motorcycle, tailed her before grabbing her handbag from the basket.

The suspect was arrested at his house in Lorong Tiga, Jalan Pulau Kambing, following a tip-off. The handbag was recovered at the house.

‘Cop’ who helped teen flee rapist the real villain

Friday February 20, 2009
‘Cop’ who helped teen flee rapist the real villain

KUALA TERENGGANU: A bogus cop who “rescued” a teenage girl from being harmed by an insane man turned out to be the actual perpetrator.

In the 9.15pm incident on Wednesday, the 13-year-old girl was walking with a friend when a man approached them at Kampung Paya in Dungun. The two fled separate ways.

State Deputy CID chief Superintendent Khairi Ahrasa said the girl was hiding behind some bushes when a motorcyclist stopped, identified himself as a cop and offered her help.

He said the man then took the girl on his bike and rode to a quiet area where he raped her.

Later, the girl managed to walk to a nearby army camp and called her family. A police report was lodged.

Police detained a 21-year-old fisherman at a house in Dungun to facilitate investigations.

Three robbers shot dead

Saturday February 14, 2009
Three robbers shot dead

KUALA TERENGGANU: Three Indonesian members of a notorious robbery gang were shot dead by police while two other accomplices were injured during a gunfire at Kampung Shantong, Paka in Dungun near here, early yesterday.

Police have launched a massive manhunt for the injured robbers who are believed to be hiding in a nearby jungle.

State CID chief Asst Comm Mohd Fauzi Abduri said police surrounded a house in the village during the raid at about 2.45am following a tip-off that gang members responsible for a spate of armed extortions and burglaries were operating from there.

He said the five men, who realised that police had laid an ambush, tried to attack the police team with parang and sharp objects.

Police fired warning shots but the five continued to attack the police with the weapons, before fleeing the scene in a car.

ACP Mohd Fauzi said the men tried to ram police with their car, adding that police then shot the driver who was killed instantly.

He said the other four then escaped on foot but police managed to trace them and a pursuit ensued along Jalan Shantong, Paka, at about 5am.

The policemen fired shots, killing two of the gangsters and injuring the other two who escaped into the jungle.

ACP Mohd Fauzi said the gang is believed to be responsible for 11 armed robberies in Setiu, Marang and Dungun. - star

Lima ditahan, dadah RM68,000 dirampas

ARKIB : 03/01/2009

Lima ditahan, dadah RM68,000 dirampas

KUALA TERENGGANU 2 Jan. – Polis Terengganu menahan lima lelaki berumur 22 dan 37 tahun dan merampas pelbagai jenis dadah bernilai RM68,000 dalam beberapa kejadian berasingan sepanjang bulan lalu.

Ketua Jabatan Siasatan Jenayah Narkotik negeri, Supritendan Roslan Abdul Wahid berkata, suspek pertama ditahan di hadapan sebuah kedai 24 jam di Jalan Pasir Panjang di sini pada 16 Disember lalu.

“Polis merampas 398 biji pil kuda seberat 39.3 gram bernilai RM20,000 daripada lelaki berusia 22 tahun itu.

“Suspek bergelut dengan beberapa anggota polis yang cuba menahannya ketika dia cuba melarikan diri,” katanya ketika ditemui di sini semalam.

Roslan berkata, suspek kedua yang bekerja sebagai buruh berusia 37 tahun pula ditangkap di Kampung Pasir Tinggi, Telemong, Hulu Terengganu pada 22 Disember lalu.

“Tangkapan ini membolehkan polis menemui 10 botol heroin yang dianggarkan bernilai RM15,000.

“Suspek pernah mempunyai rekod jenayah iaitu mencuri rantai emas ibunya untuk digunakan bagi membeli dadah,” ujarnya.

Roslan menambah, polis menemui heroin seberat 35.6 gram yang dianggarkan bernilai RM8,000 dalam serbuan di Kampung Penunjuk, Kijal, Kemaman semalam.

“Dadah yang dibungkus di dalam enam peket plastik itu dirampas daripada dua adik beradik lelaki berumur 23 dan 30 tahun yang bekerja di sebuah kilang,” tambahnya.

Sementara itu, katanya, seorang lelaki berusia 31 tahun ditahan bersama 591 biji pil kuda bernilai RM25,000 di Kampung Jerteh, Besut pada 27 Disember lalu.