Russian national, Andrew Ayer alias Andrei Kovalenka, managed to escape while being detained at Bali Immigration Office on Thursday (11/2). The man is a fugitive of Interpol Russia and has yet to be found.
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Crime
Eight officials from Buleleng Tourism Agency have been identified as suspects for exploiting the National Economic Recovery Grant (PEN) assistance for tourism.
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David James Taylor, a British national who was linked to the murder of a police officer in Bali, was discharged from the Class II Kerobokan Prison, Bali, on Thursday (11/2) morning.
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Indonesian police arrested seven suspects for skimming crimes (electronic data theft of bank customers), identified as Indonesian citizens from two different syndicates. The group set devices on ATMs in Indonesia to gain access to users’ personal data and copy it to withdraw funds. During the press conference at the Bali Police Headquarters on Tuesday (9/2), …
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I Nyoman Gede Arya Sandi (alias Paluk), a 40-year-old re-offender, was shot by officers as he tried to resist arrest for stealing a motorbike. He was jailed in the past on charges of theft and drug possession. In fact, he had twice escaped from prison and detention cell. During the arrest on Sunday (7/1), officers …
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A gas station located on Jalan Raya Pelabuhan Benoa in Denpasar has been robbed by a weaponized perpetrator on Thursday evening (28/1). According to CCTV footage, the incident occurred as the suspect approached the location on a motorbike without a license plate just before 8pm. As employee Ni Putu Maharani (23) finished loading his fuel …
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A grandson of the Royal King of Denpasar has been arrested for drug possession in Badung. Denpasar Police arrested Anak Agung Ngurah Prawira Lanang (35) along with his accomplice and friend, identified as Wahyu (36). (Image: ©The Bali Sun – I Wayan Yaika) The two were arrested at a villa in Seminyak, Badung for allegedly …
A 29-year-old woman, Andriana Simeonova from Slovakia, was found dead at her residence on Jalan Pengiasan III, Sanur, South Denpasar on Wednesday (19/1). The victim was found by her friend who became suspicious after she was unresponsive for days. The friend decided to visit her home on Wednesday morning at 8:30 am, where she found …
A local from East Java, Agus Priyanto (41) has been arrested by Mengwi Police after snatching a cellphone from a Russian woman on Tuesday (19/1). Priyanto is not a first time offender, and has previously served time in South Kuta Jail for similar crimes. (Image: ©The Bali Sun – I Wayan Yaika) The incident occured …
A detainee at the Denpasar District Prosecution Office escaped from confinement while he was self-isolating after testing positive with COVID-19. The prisoner, Juandri Okinda, detained for possession of narcotics, escaped from the Hotel Ibis Tuban Kuta in Badung on Wednesday afternoon (16/1). (Image: ©The Bali Sun – I Wayan Yaika) Okinda arrived at Ibis Hotel …
A 35-year-old man named Made Yasa (Dek Apel) has been detained by Police on charges of breaking and entering into several grocery stores and food stalls in the Bali region. (Image: ©The Bali Sun – I Wayan Yatika) Police began their investigations upon receiving a report from concerned shop owner, Putu Jaya, whose store had …
Tabanan Police arrested four young men for possession of gorilla tobacco. Gorilla tobacco, a new class of narcotics, was first identified in 2016 when it began circulating in Indonesia. The substance is an unfiltered, highly addictive and destructive form of tobacco with intoxicating properties. (Image: ©The Bali Sun – I Wayan Yatika) The suspects were …