Armed robbers on Tekong. No kidding
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Latest news..3 amigos not caught yet and they are concentrating in the Eastern part of the island.
The police force has change shift twice ard 2am and 6 am, the reporters reported that she has yet to see any SAF soldier coming back for changing of shift. (wat do they tot the SAF is 9-5 soldier)
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Wah..........
700 soldiers plus ? policeman/gurkhas against 3 farking scared shit robbers!!! Ok it's thick vegetation over a big piece of land.
Searcher deployed? Any technology used/tested that can be revealed? What about using acoustic detectors?
Maybe they swim elsewhere.
Better find somebody (get some recruits to masquarade as robbers and let them do NS in Malaysian jail - SAF will provide high grade temperature resistant grease just in case) man......otherwise -
NEARLY 700 soldiers and policemen are combing Pulau Tekong for three armed robbers who fled there from Johor yesterday morning.
The search is now focused on the northern part of the island with guardsmen, reconnaissance troops, the Special Operations Command and Gurkhas among the crack units deployed, along with 12 search dogs.
The men have been ordered not to shoot unless shot at.
The hunt was set to continue through the night for the three robbers, said to be Indonesians and believed to be armed with a shotgun and two pistols.
They and one other man robbed a vegetable stall owner of RM$600 (S$270) at a wet market in Sedili town, then sped off by car to Pengerang, on the Johor River, and robbed a tour boat operator of RM$8,000 in cash and jewellery.
They also stole his motorised sampan, eluded Malaysian patrol boats and made a dash for Tekong, which is directly opposite Pengerang on Johor's south-eastern tip. The fourth robber fled in a car.
Tekong, 90 per cent of which is jungle, is used exclusively for SAF training, but for now, all field training has been cancelled and the soldiers have been ordered to stay in barracks. Other training is going on as usual.
The 5,000 or so recruits and other trainees and their instructors on the island are all safe and accounted for, said the Defence Ministry. Additional guards have been put in place to secure the island's ammunition base.
Even with some 5,000 soldiers in barracks, the SAF Ferry Terminal bristled with army and police personnel in full combat gear, including bullet-proof vests.
With the search dogs, they began scouring the jungle and swamps for the robbers at around 11am, as two RSAF helicopters circled overhead.
They found the robbers' motorised sampan abandoned off Tekong's south-eastern shoreline, a reclaimed area thick with palm trees, said Lieutenant-Colonel Richard Tan, head of general staff at SAF infantry headquarters.
A 30m-wide stream separates this area from the rest of Tekong, and soldiers patrolled its 1km length. Nearby, other soldiers moved to guard two bridges and a road that link these areas, hoping to cut off the escape.
But the robbers may have got through, as the police searched the reclaimed area until 6pm and came up empty.
On the SAF jetty, a sergeant whose unit was close to completing its stand-by duty yesterday, said: 'No one expected a real operation when we were activated for duty.
'It seems so unreal, having to load real ammunition and knowing that we are facing armed men out there.'
Safe in barracks, the recruits took things more lightly. One sent this SMS message to his girlfriend: 'Yeah! 16km road march cancelled...armed robbers running around Tekong.'
Last night, in the Basic Military Training Centre, the CO's Night, a battalion party, went on as planned.
Outside, in mud churned up by the afternoon downpour, searchers slogged through the night, using night-vision devices to hunt down the fugitives
Armed with assault rifles, SAF personnel in bullet-proof vests about to leave for Tekong yesterday afternoon
In a stolen sampan, the three robbers made a dash for the island, then abandoned the boat.
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If I am the SAF personnel searching for the three idiots, I will "refuse" to carry out the search if they only issue me with 3 rounds!Originally posted by snk86:oh man, just heard the news as i was with my fren just now and there is no news stand near by........so, the robbers or terrorist(whatever it is, they are dumb) are in tekong now ah? and is it confirm that ALL recruits got long weekend? wah.....then tml meet my fren can get dramatic report liao........haha, hey, so can anyone reveal that this time round are the search party arm with weapons that have FULL clips? or still standard 3 rounds? and WHO is really involve? SOF? can't be right.........and right now 700 : 3, if those nutcase get on to mainland now, it is ji tao sia suay liao...........ha, anyway, who here is presently involve in this op?
2.5 contact rate man! -
its usually 1.5 CROriginally posted by spencer99:If I am the SAF personnel searching for the three idiots, I will "refuse" to carry out the search if they only issue me with 3 rounds!
2.5 contact rate man! -
Heard on the chinese news on the cab just now. Apparently, we have changed our strategy.
We are going to guard the food source and then try to catch them when they ran out of food and water.
Must be real tough on those robbers, they are probably not prepared. no food and minimal water. Cannot last long. Will crawl out and surrender sooner or later.
But better put extra guards on the vending machines and canteens.
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Yes. 1.5 would be sufficient.Originally posted by wuming78:its usually 1.5 CR -
Yeah.. that is why they bring full-pack.Originally posted by smisig:Latest news..3 amigos not caught yet and they are concentrating in the Eastern part of the island.
The police force has change shift twice ard 2am and 6 am, the reporters reported that she has yet to see any SAF soldier coming back for changing of shift. (wat do they tot the SAF is 9-5 soldier) -
that is IF and ONLY IF they are still on the island.Originally posted by spencer99:Heard on the chinese news on the cab just now. Apparently, we have changed our strategy.
We are going to guard the food source and then try to catch them when they ran out of food and water.
Must be real tough on those robbers, they are probably not prepared. no food and minimal water. Cannot last long. Will crawl out and surrender sooner or later.
But better put extra guards on the vending machines and canteens. -
On the news, it was reported that the authorities are sure that the robbers are still on the island... of course take their word with a pinch of salt.
But seriously, are they going to swim out pass the PCG boats? These people cannot be SEALs trained/equiped!
Oh yeah.... heard from the cab driver and it is quite true "the robbers have to be caught, if not next time, any Malaysian robbers suka suka seek refuge in Tekong each time they are being chased by Msian Police. Our soldiers will be very busy".
One thing about this incident. Despite the millions we spend on technology and hardware.... F16D, UAV, C3I, Frigates, IFV etc etc... you still need boots walking the ground to get things done. -
wow..think the those stil under training mus b v happy, can stop training..
hai di lao zhen (searchin a needle in deep sea)......everytime watch movie those robbers will knock the solders then imitate as him n get away.....or dig tunnel HEHHee... they r robbers....there is a posibility that one or more may gt a chance to fled away liaoz...
..all concentration on tekong..wat if the 3 robbers appear in airport or other places...they are armed ..v dangerous for singaporeans...if they held someone as hostage..... -
Or maybe the last solution : ATOMIC BOMB
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It's only 3 robbers not a military attack........
But a very interesting test on the system in place. I like.
For the guy in charge, no need to do National Parade liao. -
so now still haben find them la?
find them and ask them to cook indonesian crusine for the recuits... -
they wont shoot unless shot at???
in operation thunderbolt the key issue was to take no one alive. apparantly some of the hijackers surrendered but were taken to the aircraft toilet to be shot. thats y there was a lot of bullet holes only in the toilet not anywhere else. unless the bugger was using the toilet at the time. but honestly highly unlikely. the rationale is to send a strong deterent msg to other potential hijackers that singapore will not negotiate. thats why till now SQ doesnt have that kind of hijack problem (YET??). in addition to trial them in courts would also be a waste of taxpayers money. cos they also confirm get death penalty. so solve the problem asap.
so in this op. most likely the SAF will announce that the robbers fired the 1st shot, and as a defensive measure, the rest of the 700 ppl fired backed. to send them to trial and then deport them is a waste of time and resources. in this way our SAF can look good, send a msg out to these ppl not to mess with singapore and at the same time save money.
it will be a major embarassment if we cant catch them. so they will be caught and shot. they have to. -
so now still haben find them la?
find them and ask them to cook indonesian crusine for the recuits... -
SINGAPORE: The manhunt on Pulau Tekong for three gunmen has been narrowed down to the eastern part of the island.
MediaCorp's NewsRadio 93.8 quoted Mindef spokesman Lt Colonel Richard Tan as saying on Friday that efforts are now focused on the remaining 12 square kilometres, which covers about 40 percent of the island.
He explained that this area is filled with swamps and dense vegetation.
Overnight operations by 700 army and police personnel have covered more than half the island, used by Singapore for military training.
Lt Colonel Tan said they have not been able to flush out the three armed robbers, but he did not rule out the possibility that the trio may have already fled the island.
He reiterated that all field training on Pulau Tekong has been suspended.
The 5000 recruits and their instructors remain confined to their camps for indoor training.
There is no housing on the island.
The three robbers, believed to be Indonesians, are armed with a pistol and a shotgun.
The trio fled to the island in a wooden boat after two robberies in Johor on Thursday morning.
And at 9am, heavily armed soldiers, police special force officers as well as a dozen sniffer dogs were sent to the island to flush out the robbers.
To stop them from escaping using the same boat in which they fled from Johor, the island was cordoned off by the Coast Guard.
And since 90 percent of Pulau Tekong is covered in dense forest, two helicopters also joined the manhunt.
Right through the afternoon, more and more troops were deployed to Pulau Tekong to join in the manhunt.
By the evening, there were some 700 soldiers, police special forces and Gurkhas.
The Police Coast Guard also set up a command post at the jetty to facilitate the search operations.
At least one Malaysian patrol craft was also spotted in the waters just off Pulau Tekong.
"This group of robbers, one armed with a revolver and the other with a pump gun ... I believe they are dangerous," said Superintendent Tajudin Isa, Officer-in-Charge, Kota Tinggi District. - CNA -
It is like a joke to me, wat if this time is war? spys come into our island without our neighbour informing us? that will be chaotic..
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soon they will need to "comb" the island ala space balls.
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Hi all,
I just got back from the SAF Ferry Terminal.
Latest news is the Three Amigos are still at large. The search parties still have about 12 sq km to comb.
Maybe we should call Tommy Lee Jones. He caught The Fugitive right? Quite good hunting skills.
or............ BOBA FETT -
haha i love that movie man, may the swatch be with you.....they shouldOriginally posted by wuming78:soon they will need to "comb" the island ala space balls.
1) go to the video shop and rewind the tape see where they landed
2) just turn on the vacuum cleaner and suck suck suck... -
can hint not just all those u mentioned are there.Originally posted by gary1910:Well, we have the Cdo, the SOF, the Gurkha, Police Task force, the STAR and I think last reinforcement the Guards, I think they are treating this as a anti-terrorist exe except with live rounds and real enemy.
I think you are right, I think the three sotongs must be very hungry and thirsty right now.
And I bet they will surrender by tomolo morning!!!
recce is there also, as reported by the papers, as well as other un-named units... -
how? caught yet? no right?
my unit not back yet... -
i think they hav fled the island
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if tt happens its gonna look REAL BADOriginally posted by sgboy2004:i think they hav fled the island
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