Man charged for corruption
A 43-year-old Singaporean has been charged with corruption.
Self-employed Hamzah Karim, acted as a coordinator, referring motor
vehicle accident cases to law firms in order to file a claim with
insurance companies.
In August 2006, the accused had allegedly arranged for a learner bike rider to make a false accident report.
The female rider met the accused at Changi General Hospital while
seeking treatment for an injury that she sustained during a practical
test for her bike licence.
The accused said she could use her injury to make a false accident claim to make more money.
Sometime later, the accused introduced a male friend and instructed her
to lie that she was riding pillon when they collided with a taxi.
If found guilty, Hamzah could face a maxmum penalty of a $100 thousand fine and imprisonment of five years.
--938Live
15-year-old serial molester nabbed
Police have arrested a 15-year-old youth who is believed to have molested twelve women in the Sengkang area.
The victims were aged between 14 and 39 years old.
The incidents took place over the past few months, with the latest case being reported last Saturday.
The male suspect was spotted by officers from the Ang Mo Kio Police Division on Monday.
He had matched the description provided by the victims.
The suspect was subsequently placed under arrest.
Investigations are underway.
--938Live
14-month jail for man who helped loanshark carry out an ATM fund transfer
SINGAPORE: A young man who helped a loan shark to transfer money using the ATM has been sentenced to 14 months in jail.
21-year-old Cheng Hwee Yeong was also fined S$140,000 by a district court.
He will serve another 14 months if he cannot pay the fine.
The debtor-turned-runner had lost money from football betting and turned to a loan shark for help.
He was subsequently arrested in August at an ATM in Ang Mo Kio.
Cheng has previous convictions for helping loan sharks and also for theft and drug consumption.
- TODAY/vm
Man jailed for robbing friend
SINGAPORE: He took his friend's car – by force – and drove it for more than a month. Now David Tay Chin Heng, 36, will be caned and jailed for not knowing how to accept "no" for an answer.
Tay had wanted to borrow the Honda Fit on March 4 this year, but his friend refused, saying he needed it for work.
The odd-job labourer continued his attempts to persuade his friend, but
when the latter would not budge, Tay pulled out a metal rod from his
pouch and warned his friend not to "make him go crazy".
When his friend tried to drive out of the car park at Kaki Bukit
Place, Tay snatched the key out of the ignition. Out of fear, his
friend surrendered the vehicle to him and made a police report the next
day.
The car was found more than a month later, abandoned in Bencoolen
Street. The police found a metal rod, a baseball bat and a Swiss Army
knife in the vehicle.
On Monday, Tay was jailed three years and a month, and ordered to
be caned 12 times for robbery and driving without a valid licence and
insurance. He will also be disqualified from driving for four years
after his release.
- TODAY/so
Police arrest four youths for suspected armed robbery
SINGAPORE: Police have nabbed four youths for suspected involvement in robbery cases at Serangoon and Ang Mo Kio estates. The first case happened on December 16.
A 31-year-old woman was robbed by three youths at the void deck of Block 232A Serangoon Avenue 3 at about 3.20am.
The suspects had robbed her of her cash and belongings worth about S$400 and assaulted her after she put up a struggle.
The second case happened four days later on December 20 at about 5.50am
at Block 219 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 1. The victim was a 58-year-old man.
The suspects had pushed him to the ground and ran off with his cash and belongings worth some S$50.
The youths, aged between 17 and 18, were nabbed in the vicinity of
Ang Mo Kio on Monday. A knife was also seized from the suspects.
If convicted, the youths could be jailed up to 14 years and given 24 strokes of the cane.
- CNA/so
Originally posted by QX179R:Police arrest four youths for suspected armed robbery
SINGAPORE: Police have nabbed four youths for suspected involvement in robbery cases at Serangoon and Ang Mo Kio estates. The first case happened on December 16.
A 31-year-old woman was robbed by three youths at the void deck of Block 232A Serangoon Avenue 3 at about 3.20am.
The suspects had robbed her of her cash and belongings worth about S$400 and assaulted her after she put up a struggle.
The second case happened four days later on December 20 at about 5.50am at Block 219 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 1. The victim was a 58-year-old man.
The suspects had pushed him to the ground and ran off with his cash and belongings worth some S$50.
The youths, aged between 17 and 18, were nabbed in the vicinity of Ang Mo Kio on Monday. A knife was also seized from the suspects.
If convicted, the youths could be jailed up to 14 years and given 24 strokes of the cane.
- CNA/so
SONG! This sort of youth degenerates can rot for all I care.
Now... who still put their purse in plastic bag?
Teenaged robbers caught
Police have arrested three teenaged boys believed to be involved in at least three cases of robbery in the Bukit Batok area.
The trio, aged between 13 and 15, allegedly committed their crimes last month.
It is believed they confronted their first victim, a 14-year old boy at
a playground at Bukit Batok East Avenue 3 on 13th December.
They accused him of bullying one of their friends before leading him to
nearby Block 287, where they allegedly assaulted the boy and took away
his mobile phone before fleeing.
It is believed the trio targetted two other boys on Wednesday.
They allegedly assaulted their victims before making off with their mobile phones and wallets.
Officers from the Jurong Police Division conducted extensive
investigations following these incidents and managed to establish the
identity of one of the suspects.
They staked out at his known haunts and arrested him at the void deck of Block 252, Bukit Batok East Avenue 5 on Thursday.
The authorities then nabbed his two accomplices shortly after.
The trio will be charged at the Juvenile Court on Saturday.
If convicted, they could be sent to a boy's home for rehabilitation.
--938Live
Snatch theft at Choa Chu Kang
Police are looking for a man suspected to be involved in a snatch theft
at Blk 289 Choa Chu Kang Avenue 3, on Thursday afternoon.
The victim, a 72-year old Chinese woman, took the lift with the suspect.
They both got out of the lift at the fourth level.
While walking down the stairs, the man turned to the elderly woman and
grabbed a gold bracelet worth about $300 dollars from her wrist.
He then fled down the stairs.
The tan-complexioned suspect is believed to be in his 30s.
He is slim-built and is about 1.7 metres tall.
The suspect was last seen wearing a light blue short sleeve top, blue jeans and a grey cap.
Witnesses can call 1800-255-0000,
--938Live
Property manager charged with graft
A property manager of a real estate company was charged in court on
Friday with four counts of accepting bribes totalling more than
$12,000.
Gan Chee Hock who was from Melana International, was then the Condominium Manager of Pearl Bank Apartments near Outram Park.
Investigations revealed that in August 2008 he allegedly received
bribes amounting to $8,000 from one Ng Chee Kiong who's the General
Manager of a construction company, Innovente Asia Pacific.
It's believed Gan accepted the money in the form of a loan to expedite
the final payment for the repainting works carried out at the
apartments by Mr Ng's company.
Gan is also accused of accepting bribes from two maintenance companies,
Purplez M & E Services as well as S & E Electrical Services
between 2006 and 2008.
If convicted of graft, for each charge, Gan could be jailed a maximum of five years and fined up to $100,000.
--938Live
Cops nab robbers
It took less than 24 hours for police to arrest three people, believed to have robbed and injured a 45-year old man.
A woman and her two male accomplices allegedly committed the crime on Thursday morning.
Their victim was found unconscious with head injuries at the void deck
of Block 413, Tampines Street 41 at around 7am and was sent to Changi
General Hospital.
Police say the trio allegedly attacked the man before making off with his bag and mobile phone.
Officers from Bedok Police Division conducted investigations and managed to establish the identities of the three suspects.
They then mounted an operation and arrested the trio near Boat Quay at around 1am on Friday.
The suspects will be charged in court on Saturday.
Those convicted of robbery with hurt could be jailed up to 20 years and receive at least 12 strokes of the cane.
--938Live
Police arrest snatch thief
Police have arrested a 37-year old man who allegedly snatched an elderly woman's valuables at Bukit Merah View.
The 84-year old woman was talking with two friends at the void deck of
Block 121 at around 2pm on Sunday when the suspect approached from
behind.
It's believed that he snatched away her purse and mobile phone before fleeing.
However, officers from Clementi Police Division managed to establish
the suspect's identity after extensive follow-up investigations.
They arrested him at Teck Whye Lane at around 10.30 on Thursday night.
The suspect will be charged in court on Saturday.
If found guilty of snatch theft, he could be jailed for up to seven years, and caned.
--938Live
Human smuggling syndicate leader taken into police custody
Singapore Police have taken into their custody a third suspected human smuggling syndicate leader within a year.
A 43-year-old Malaysian man known as 'Impa' was arrested by the Royal Malaysian Police at 2 am on Wednesday.
The suspect was extradited to Singapore last night.
A warrant for his arrest was issued by the Singapore court to the Malaysian authorities in July last year.
'Impa' allegedly leads a syndicate involved in smuggling illegal immigrants by sea into Singapore from western Johor.
It's believed he conducted his illegal operation with a team of speed boat operators and lookouts.
The suspect will be charged in court tomorrow.
If found guilty, the suspect could be jailed for up to five years and receive at least three strokes of the cane.
--938Live
ICA foils cigarette smuggling attempt
SINGAPORE: Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) officers foiled a cigarette smuggling attempt at the Tuas Checkpoint last Friday.
8,349 cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes were found hidden among boxes of plastic storage containers in a container truck.
The potential customs duty and GST payable for the contraband cigarettes amounted to some S$640,000.
There was drama when the Malaysian driver was directed to an inspection
bay after a routine scan found anomalies in the images. He crashed the
prime mover into a pillar when the vehicle was directed to an
inspection bay.
The 47-year-old driver was found not qualified to handle a prime mover and referred to the Police for investigations.
A relief driver and an assistant, who were sent by the company to take over the vehicle, were asked to witness the inspection.
Both Malaysian drivers claimed that they were engaged by a "Mr
Foo", also a Malaysian, to deliver the goods as the driver had met an
accident.
"Mr Foo" had also arranged for a car outside the Tuas Checkpoint to
lead them to the delivery venue, as they were unfamiliar with the roads
in Singapore.
Each of them would be paid 200 ringgit when they return to
Malaysia. They are currently assisting the Singapore Customs in their
investigation.
- CNA/sc