JOHOR BARU: A teenage girl has been charged at a Magistrate's Court here with causing the death of her younger brother at their home in Kampung Ulu Pulai, Iskandar Puteri, last week.
One of the many dogs rescued by HOPE in Pekan Nenas, Johor.
THE financial constraints as a result of almost a year of braving the Covid-19 pandemic, coupled with restrictions under the various stages of the movement control order, have driven more pet owners to abandon their furry companions.
Checks with several animal welfare non-governmental organisation (NGOs) in Johor revealed that the number of cats and dogs left on the streets by their owners increased in 2020 compared to previous years.
Johor Baru Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) chairperson Jacqueline Gomez said the number of cases they received related to abandoned pets tripled in 2020 compared to previous years.
ISKANDAR PUTERI: Police have arrested a 60-year-old man for impersonating a senior police officer at the Iskandar Puteri police station here.
Iskandar Puteri OCPD Asst Comm Dzulkhairi Mukhtar said the suspect, who works as a security guard, claimed to be an officer from Sentral police station, Johor Baru, at the information counter on Tuesday (Jan 26) at about 12.10pm.
“He then left the police station after taking pictures of the counter. Police personnel who worked at the counter then lodged a report over the matter.
“The suspect was later arrested at about 6pm on the same day at Kampung Ulu Pulai, Pekan Nenas, Pontian, ” he said in a statement here on Wednesday (Jan 27).