Mobile Phone Theft In Hospital Down: RBPF
By Azlan Othman

Bandar Seri Begawan - Mobile phone theft, which was rampant at the hospital two years ago, is relatively less serious lately, said the Public Relations Office at the Royal Brunei Police Force yesterday.

"We used to receive up to five cases of mobile phone theft about two years ago, along with missing wallets and purses. But last year recorded one to two cases," said Assistant Public Relations Head at the RBPF ASP Sahri. "So far this year, there has yet been a report on the matter."

Meanwhile, in response to two drowning cases early this month due to high tide, he advised parents and guardians to be alert and not allow their children to play alone at the verandahs of their water village houses.

On April 2, a four-year-old girl drowned at Kampong Bolkiah Village, Kampong Ayer, while another five-year-old boy met with similar fate in Kampong Pengiran Tajuddin Hitam four days later.

ASP Sahri also said seven theft cases were reported in the last four days, at a hotel in Jerudong, a garage in Jalan Kecil, Sungai Liang, Lambak Kanan, Lambak Kiri National Housing Scheme, and Serusop.

Items snatched were: 30 roof tiles of a house under construction, a brass bar,. a gate, a wire, a wallet containing a credit card and $300 in cash, a bicycle, a road tax, a gas cylinder, a sports car rim, a piece of cloth, and a tool box. Four locals and a foreigner were detained.

Another five theft cases were reported in two restaurants in Yayasan, Beribi, Jalan Kebangsaan, an electrical sub-station in Kampong Angau, and Kampong Anggerek Desa.

Items stolen were: $600 worth of gold and silver bracelets, three Nokia phones, a laptop computer, a Sony Playstation console, and three mobile phone battery chargers. One fire, one harassment case, one assault involving three men, and one trespassing case were also reported.

One labour case and four customs violation cases were also recorded, leading to six arrests.

Three misuse of drugs cases were also reported, with two local men as well as two foreigners detained.

There were also six immigration cases, with five men detained. Thirty accidents were recorded: 20 car accidents, eight freak accidents, one car-motorcycle collision, and one motorcycle catching fire. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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