{
  "id": 3489140,
  "title": "Kota Tinggi brawl: 12 nabbed after pre-dawn police raid, baseball bat and stick seized",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/kota-tinggi-brawl-12-nabbed-after-pre-dawn-police-raid-baseball-bat-3489140",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T10:31:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail-malaymail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/08/26/kota-tinggi-brawl-12-nabbed-after-pre-dawn-police-raid-baseball-bat-and-stick-seized/232762"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Kota Tinggi, August 26 — Authorities have apprehended 12 individuals for their participation in a violent altercation involving weapons in Taman Kota Jaya, Kota Tinggi, shortly before dawn. Superintendent Yusof Othman, the Kota Tinggi police chief, disclosed that the district police's Criminal Investigation Department (CID) team conducted a pre-dawn operation following a 1.57am call. Between 3am and 5am, the team apprehended 12 male suspects aged between 20 and 42. During the raid, authorities seized 13 mobile phones, a wooden stick measuring 90 centimeters, a baseball bat measuring 71 centimeters, and three vehicles. The seized vehicles and suspects were subsequently transferred to the Kota Tinggi district police headquarters for further examination. The suspects and their seized items are currently under investigation by police probing the incident under Section 148 of the Penal Code, which pertains to possessing weapons or projectiles during a riot. Yusof Othman appealed to the public with pertinent information to come forward and aid the ongoing investigation.",
  "summary": "KOTA TINGGI, Aug 26 — Police have arrested 12 men for their involvement in a brawl involving weapons in Taman Kota...",
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        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Kota Tinggi brawl: 12 nabbed after pre-dawn police raid, baseball bat and stick seized",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/kota-tinggi-brawl-12-nabbed-after-pre-dawn-police-raid-baseball-bat",
        "published": "2026-08-26T10:31:31.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}