KOTA KINABALU: Two men were arrested yesterday on suspicion of stealing cables in Manggatal, near here.
The two men are aged 27 and 38. One was detained in Kampung Raganan, Tuaran, and the other near Kim Kiong Transport in Manggatal.
Both men have criminal records, the police said.
Sabah Criminal Investigation Department chief Senior Assistant Commissioner Azmi Abd Rahim said police received a report on May 13 from an apartment supervisor on two men suspected of stealing cable at Bandar Sierra Apartment, Manggatal.
Azmi said a witness had videoed the theft and uploaded the footage on social media.
The police then received another report from staff of Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd (SESB) saying that 80 metres of cable had been cut and stolen, he said.
"SESB suffered a loss of about RM4,800," he said today.
The police tracked one suspect to a grocery store in Kampung Raganan.
"The suspect was arrested at 12.40pm yesterday. Another suspect was arrested in Manggatal about 5.45pm the same day."
Police also discovered SESB cables that had been cut and stolen.
The suspects had previous convictions for vehicle theft, burglary, trespassing, and drug-related offences.