MAN ARRESTED FOR OUTRAGE OF MODESTY

The Police have arrested a 43-year-old man for his suspected involvement in a case of outrage of modesty.

On 5 October 2022, at about 10.45 pm, the Police received a report that a woman was allegedly molested by an unknown man while on board a bus in the vicinity of Woodlands Avenue 2.

Through follow-up investigations and with the aid of images from Police cameras, officers from Public Transport Security Command and Woodlands Police Division established the identity of the man and arrested him on 13 October 2022.

The man will be charged in court on 15 October 2022 with outrage of modesty, under Section 354(1) of the Penal Code 1871. The offence carries an imprisonment term of up to three years, a fine, caning, or any combination of such punishments.

The Police have zero tolerance towards sexual offenders who threaten the safety of the community. Offenders will be dealt with sternly in accordance with the law.

PUBLIC AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT
SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE
14 October 2022 @ 8:15 PM

The Police have arrested two men aged 17 and 19 for their suspected involvement in a series of cheating cases involving the sale of counterfeit AirPods.

Between 9 and 12 October 2022, Police received two reports lodged by victims who suspected that they were cheated by an online seller into purchasing counterfeit AirPods on the e-commerce platform Carousell. The counterfeit AirPods were represented as authentic and deceptively packaged in sealed boxes with legitimate serial numbers, which misled the victims into believing that the AirPods were authentic. The ruse was purportedly uncovered when the victims tried to sync the AirPods with their Apple devices and were alerted that the AirPods were not authentic. Suspecting that they had fallen victim to a scam, the victims then reported the matter to the Police.

Through investigations, officers from Tanglin Police Division established the identities of the two men and arrested them on 13 October 2022. Sixty-one boxes of counterfeit AirPods and two mobile phones were seized as case exhibits.

The two men are assisting with Police investigations for the offences of cheating and abetment of cheating. The offence of cheating is punishable under Section 420 of the Penal Code 1871, and carries an imprisonment term of up to ten years and a fine. The maximum punishment for abetting an offence is the same as that of committing an offence itself, as provided for under Section 109 of the Penal Code 1871.

The Police take a serious view against any person involved in scams, and perpetrators will be dealt with sternly in accordance with the law.

If you have information related to such crimes or if you are in doubt, please call the Police Hotline at 1800-255-0000, or submit it online at www.police.gov.sg/iwitness. For more information on scams, members of the public can visit www.scamalert.sg or call the Anti-Scam Hotline at 1800-722-6688.

PUBLIC AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT
SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE
14 October 2022 @ 8:15 PM

The Police have arrested 29 men and one woman, aged between 20 and 34, in a joint operation conducted by Woodlands Police Division and the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority for their suspected involvement in illegal gambling activities on 15 October 2022.

Three men, aged between 26 and 33, were allegedly found to have acted as a gambling service provider to 27 persons, aged between 20 and 43, at an industrial premise along Senoko Crescent. Cash amounting to $16,345 and gaming-related paraphernalia were seized during the operation. Police investigations are ongoing.

Under the Gambling Control Act 2022, anyone who is found to be involved in unlawful betting operations shall be liable on conviction to a fine of not less than $200,000 and shall also be punished with imprisonment for a term of up to five years. Under the same Act, any person who gambles with an unlawful gambling service provider shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or both.

The Police take a serious view of all forms of illegal gambling activities and will continue to take tough enforcement action against those who are involved in such activities.

Gaming paraphernalia seized as case exhibits

PUBLIC AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT
SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE
17 October 2022 @ 4:50 PM

Hi,
Just want to share issue for everyones benefit.

Last week I was holidaying at Vietnam.

On 12 Oct, I withdraw VND 3,000,000.00 from ATM by local Viet bank and I was charged SGD 191.19 ( this excludes additional fees of SGD 7 by DBS bank as overseas cash withdrawal) and same amount was debited from my SG bank account .

As credit card is not widely accepted in Hanoi (for hotels, you need to pay extra 3% if wish to pay by card) I withdraw another VND 3,000,000.00 on 13 Oct from ATM by HSBC bank and I was informed during transaction that SGD 193.76 will be charged (attached receipt).

But later, I noticed that actually SGD 201.10 (excluding additional fees of SGD 7 by DBS) was debited from my SG bank account.

I called my SG bank on 14 Oct upon arrival at SG and they told me they can not help me because deduction amount initiated by HSBC bank. I have also wrote to HSBC to explain why additional amount (about SGD debited from my SG account.

In the mean time, based on this experience, I feel it is better to withdraw cash from local bank ATMs instead of international banks ATM

Facebook user Gal Goh, shared a lengthy post on the Complaint Singapore Facebook group, sharing that her son is doing his internship with a company collecting old and refurbished laptops.

She added that the interns were made to eat on the floor and do housekeeping of the laptops, while the boss, who is overseas, monitors them via a CCTV.

Here is what she said

Feedback to #itecentral

I would like to bring to your attention in regards to your final year internship arrangement. My child is in the last year of Higher nitec.

At first, he was posted to a sim lim store which only sell hp cover, job scope seems to be easy but nothing could be gain.

Appeal for a transfer and he is posted to a backend store collected all old and for refurbished laptops. There are 4 interns there and only 2 are allow to go out buy lunch and is given 30min lunch time. When eat in, there is no table for meals and all seated on the floor to eat and do all the housekeeping of the old laptops. The real oversea boss will eye them via Cctv constantly and will call back to supervisor to scold them for not doing work even though all works have been completed.

Does ITE takes care of your student’s well being and simply send them out to be a slave where company make them as cheap labour.

Did ITE check the working condition of the workplace?

My son refused to let me speak up as it will affect his final year result to excel to the next level but i cannot digest.

Another 6weeks at work working for 6days 9-6pm and 30min meal time, i will have to bring him for back issue.

Is not easy for a 1.8m to sit on the floor for hours to sort out the dirty laptops.

This is inhuman treatment.

Kindly do your rountine check.

Facebook user Jeto Annalise posted an appeal for information and/or witness regarding an alleged hit and run accident on the ECP.

The incident happened on 16 October at about 4.10am, along Exit 14 heading towards KPE.

Here is what she said

Calling for witnesses/ dash-cam video’s, evidence regarding a hit-and-run incident along Exit 14 going towards KPE Highway.

••• Car & motorbike •••

The vehicle was going on a very high speed and lost control , skidded 360 and rammed into them to the side of the road during a rainy night & drive off.

Time: 4:10am-4:25am

Date: 16 October 2022.

Would be very appreciative towards anyone and everyone that comes forward with any form of evidence.

Kindly pm me if you have any evidences.

Thank you & appreciate it much.

Source: Jeto Annalise