A father was so fed up with his 17-year-old son for being a thief that he handed the lad over to the police.
The teenager had reportedly been stealing a his relatives' belongings from their house in Taman Desa Senadin in Miri.
Caught by his father, the suspect admitted that the stolen items, worth RM4,900, were passed to two accomplices.
According to Miri OCPD Asst Comm Gan Tian Kee, the teenager's stealing spree was discovered by his sister-in-law, who raised the matter to his father.
Three children escape from abductor in Kota Baru
Three children, between nine and 13 years, were abducted by a 29-year-old suspect and held captive for 48 hours on May 23. They managed to escape after the abductor left them alone in a budget hotel in Kota Bharu.
It was reported that the suspect had invited the children - two male and a female - for a ride in his Perodua Viva and had promised to get them presents, including new clothes.
The children fell for it and hopped into the car and were driven to Rantau Panjang, a border town between Malaysia and Thailand.
Thinking back, one of the victims said they were lucky because the border was already closed.
When the suspect left the hotel room, the three victims fled and ran for about one kilometre before they were saved by police.
It is understood that the mother of one of the victims had lodged a missing persons report after the girl failed to return home.
Kota Baru OCPD Asst Comm Rohaimi Md Isa said a suspect was arrested and remanded for seven days to assist in investigation.
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