Tag Archives: POLICE

The police are looking for a man to assist with investigations into a case of dishonest misappropriation of property which took place at Block 576 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 10 on Aug 25.

Paul Tambyah, Chairman of Singapore Democratic Party, has voiced out against the recent action against artist Seelan Palay. He thinks Singaporeans should be entitled to freedom of speech as it is only then will we progress as a nation.

Ms Vanessa Ho, director of sex workers' rights group Project X, believes increased police raids on unlicensed brothels in Geylang could have resulted in businesses moving to public housing. "We know a handful of sex workers who work out of HDB flats, and I estimate that there must be hundreds of such brothels," she said. Enforcement action since January shows at least 82 women have been arrested for suspected involvement in vice activities within residential areas and units.

Apparently, the bicycle thief had been stealing bicycles from the bicycle bays of private condominiums along Bukit Timah. Police finally arrested the man on Tuesday at Woodlands Rise. Based on their investigations, the man is also suspected of stealing bicycles from condominiums island wide.

A cyclist who was involved in a hit and run accident was desperately looking for the culprit. The impact caused the culprit's carplate to split into 2 while the victim is still recovering from his injuries. Thankfully, the police has found the driver and are investigating it.

The court was told that at about 8.50pm that day, the victim was cycling home after buying some groceries when he noticed Hashim standing near the rubbish chute area at the HDB block. Just as the victim wheeled his bicycle into the lift, Hashim followed him in and proceeded to strike up a conversation with the victim. As the lift was ascending, Hashim stretched out his hand and molested the victim. The victim reacted by immediately covering his groin area with his hand and Hashim retracted his hand.

A man was arrested for suspected drink driving after crashing his car into a tree along Braddell Road on Sep 27 at around 11.25pm. In a video of what happened that was widely circulated online, the car can first be seen travelling on the first lane of the three-lane road. The driver then mounted the kerb and crashed into a tree at a relatively high speed. The car's bonnet was severely damaged and debris was strewn across the road. The accident actually also involved another car as well as a taxi.

The police are looking for this man and woman to assist with investigations into a case of theft which happened at a business premise along Guillemard Road on Jun 23 this year.

The bus driver who shouted at a police officer Sep 27 at Jurong, has resigned and is currently under police investigation. It was reported that during the exchange, the driver used obscene language and made hand gestures as the officer was patiently trying to calm him down. Police investigations are ongoing, with the driver initially investigated for a dispute with an LTA officer over how he had stopped his bus on a double yellow line.

A blue tent normally used by police to cover bodies was placed along a cycling and jogging track across the canal from Sengkang Riverside Park, near Sengkang Sports Centre. A police cordon stretching about 300m had also been set up. Residents and joggers were turned away from the cordon and have to make big detour into the residential areas which are a few hundred metres away.