SANDAKAN: Police here arrested two men on suspicion of threatening an individual by splashing red paint and locking the latter’s house gate in order to get him to pay money owed in Taman Bahagia.
A motorcycle theft syndicate in this district was exposed when one of the suspects was caught less than 24 hours after fleeing in a motorcycle in Kg Tutu Selupoh.
The 33-year-old local suspect was arrested at an unnumbered house in Jalan Bolong, Kg Kota, Tuaran, around 1am Tuesday, and four motorcycles suspected to be stolen were discovered.
Tuaran District Police Chief, Deputy Supt Mohd Hamizi Halim, said on Feb 14, at 12.20 a.m., they received a complaint of a stolen motorcycle in Kg Tutu Selupoh.
The complainant said he heard a knock before seeing a man fleeing on his motorcycle.
“The complainant, rushed to the Tuaran District Police Headquarters (IPD) to lodge a report