Police Make Headway In Solving Cases
By Yusrin Junaidi

Bandar Seri Begawan - Since the beginning of 2008, personnel from the Royal Brunei Police Force, particularly those from the Brunei Police District Office in the capital, have been investigating a number of cases regarding break-ins, thefts, vandalism, false impersonation, fraud and get-rich-quick schemes.

According to Acting Senior Superintendent Pg Hj Rakit bin Pg Hj Osman, the police have detained several locals who they believe would be able to help them crack some of the remaining unsolved cases.

Pg Hj Rakit revealed that three men and a woman were allegedly involved in several theft cases. The matter has been brought before the courts and they are awaiting trail.

Another four men who allegedly committed a string of thefts are currently freed on bail until their next court hearing.

Following a public tip-off, the police also detained six men and two women regarding another theft case. After being found guilty in court, all of them except one of the women were sentenced to six months' jail. The other woman, meanwhile, will spend the next two months behind bars.

According to a statement from the Brunei Police District Office, a local man who sped away from a petrol station without paying was recently sentenced and slapped with a $1,600 fine.

Public servants cannot escape from the long arm of the law, too. A public servant who stole an ATM card and used it to withdraw cash was recently found guilty and slapped with a $4,000 fine.

The police have also made headway in their investigations over the theft of electric and phone cables in the capital, particularly in Kg Ayer. A local man has been detained pending further investigations.

According to the police, all the locals detained over the mentioned cases are between the ages of 21 and 43.

Some of them are unemployed and have had a prior criminal record.

The Royal Brunei Police Force thanked members of the public for their continued assistance.

Those with any information on any illegal activities can call hotline 993 or visit the nearest police station. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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