A Principal of one of the elementary schools in North Kuta, Badung, with the initials IWS was arrested by the Badung Regional Police for the alleged sexual abuse of a student. His wife, who is also a teacher was arrested at their home in the Dalung Permai Housing Complex in Kuta on Saturday (22/2). The …
Crime
A New Zealand man is being held by police in Bali after being found with almost 5000 prescription pills in his possession. Thomas Michael Daly, 38, is intellectually disabled and had a doctor’s certificate for the medicine. The amount had been a year’s supply for Daly’s trip through Asia. Authorities say it’s the biggest seizure …
The Bali Police have arrested two young perpetrators for thefts involving multiple boarding houses in Denpasar. Syahrul Iman, 19, and Bari Sobari, 22 from Pengayaman Village were arrested in connection with the string of thefts. The arrest of the two perpetrators began with reports of several victims. One of them victimes lives on Jalan …
Local police have a strong message for phone and purse snatchers currently operating in Bali. Run and you will be shot. A second serial phone snatcher within the last week was shot by police while trying to flee in Denpasar Sunday evening. 27-year-old Husein Maulana was arrested Sunday evening after police received reports from two …
Bali Police have arrested a suspect in the alleged thefts of three patients at the Sanglah hospital in Denpasar. 46-year-old Aksi Efendi Adi Sutrisno was arrested by the Bali Police Criminal Investigation team on Friday at 6:15 pm just outside the hospital. Director of the Bali Police Andi Fairan said “the perpetrator was arrested in …
In celebration of Valentine’s Day, the Traffic Unit of Bangli District Police distributed flowers and chocolates to road users passing on Jalan Brigjen Ngurah Rai on Friday. Officers also informed motorists to always be orderly and obey traffic laws. Drivers and residents were overwhelmed with happiness by the gesture of police on Friday when they …
Two Bulgarian men have been arrested by Bali police after running a skimming operation in Kuta. The two men arrested add another blow to the Bulgarian organized crime syndicate that has been operating in Bali. Teodor Stepanov Petrov and Kamen Sevdalinov were taken down by police after several banks reported suspicious devices that had been …
Two female tourists were allegedly caught shoplifting bikinis at a local shop in Canggu. According to a public Facebook video posted by TJ Agung, two unidentified females were attempting to steal multiple bikinis from the Mermaids Swimwear Boutique in Canggu Bali when they were caught by store employees. The two accused females then admitted to …
The only freed member of the Bali Nine, Renae Lawrence, has described what life was like inside one of the world’s most notorious prisons. Speaking on Sunday for the first time since she was released from a Balinese prison and deported in November 2018, she gave an insight into life behind bars. Lawrence was one …
A local Bali man has died from head trauma after crashing his motorbike while under the influence of alcohol. To add insult to injury, his wallet, phone and motorbike were stolen before authorities arrived at the scene of the accident. According to police, 23-year-old, Ketut Danu Tirtayasa died from the accident and not from the …
A man charged with snatching phones from tourists in Kuta has escaped from Bali jail. Denpasar Police Chief Senior Commissioner Ruddi Setiawan acknowledged the negligence of his officers when 21-year-old I Wayan Ngongek escaped from the Kuta Police on Monday through a back door at the station. The suspect who was in custody initially complained …
The Bali Police Cyber Unit managed to arrest two foreigners from Bulgaria who were using ATM skimmers to steal bank card information. Metodi Angelev Nikolov, and Yanko Naydenov Barisov, 34 were arrested for ATM skimming in Bali, Surabaya – East Java and West Nusa Tenggara. Deputy Chief Bambang Tertianto said the suspects installed equipment in …