He Chuntie, the owner of Xiao Xiang Yuan restaurant, spoke to Lianhe Zaobao that he had his car stolen after leaving his engine running for 10 minutes to run some errands.

He said that on the afternoon of 23 September, he had two boxes of ingredients inside his second-hand Toyota Allion that he needed to bring to the restaurant.

He then parked his car on the side of Geylang Road, before carrying the first box of ingredients into his restaurant, and left his engine running.

When he came back from the restaurant about 10 minutes later to get the other box of ingredients from his car, the car was gone.

His passport, mobile phone and two apartment keys were also inside the vehicle when it was stolen.

He said that he didn’t expect his car to be stolen throughout the 14 years he had been living in Singapore, and highlighted the fact that his car was a second-hand Toyota Allion, which was “worn out” and had many scratches.

He then lodged a police report, and the police then found his car about 4 hours later at Geylang Lorong 44 through the use of police cameras.

His passport and apartment keys were still inside the vehicle but his mobile phone was gone.

He described the Singapore Police Force as being really efficient and lauded how they managed to find his car so quickly.

The Singapore Police Force confirmed that they had recovered a stolen car, and at the time of writing, police investigations are still ongoing.

85-year-old Pak Kian Huat, allegedly hacked his long-time partner to death following a dispute over room arrangements.

He was unrepresented in court after his lawyer had discharged himself from the case, and reportedly disrupted court proceedings into his case on 23 September yesterday, according to The Straits Times.

He was originally charged with murder but it has since been reduced to culpable homicide, for the killing of 79-year-old Lim Soi Moy in their flat at Block 191 Toa Payoh Lorong 4, back in 1 September 2019.

Wanted the death sentence

Pak was supposed to plead guilty to his amended charge, but then told his lawyer that he wanted the death sentence.

Pak was then asked by the court for clarification, and he explained that the sentence of 7 years that his lawyer was seeking was too long, and wanted a jail term of up to 5 years instead – while the prosecution was seeking imprisonment of 15 to 18 years.

Pak also challenged the claims that there were 54 wounds on the victim’s body, and was asked by the court if he had counted; to which he said he didn’t but that he “couldn’t have hacked (the victim) so many times”.

Justice Aedit Abdullah then told him off, saying “you are not in a coffee shop, you are in a courtroom. You will behave with the proper decorum”.

Background

Pak and the victim first met in the 1950s, and got into a relationship after a decade because the victim’s mother disapproved of their relationship.

They didn’t get married, but lived together and had 4 children who are in their 50s now.

The two lived in a 4-room flat from 2004 onwards, of which there were three bedrooms, with two of them being bigger in size.

Of the two bigger-sized bedrooms, the victim took one of the rooms, while the other room was for their elder son and elder daughter who are based overseas and for when they returned to Singapore.

The smaller room was taken by Pak, but he slept in the larger room whenever his children were overseas and not around.

Pak complained to his younger son on 26 August 2019, about the victim not letting him move into the larger room that was reserved for their elder children.

They later came to an agreement that Pak was allowed to stay in the room, but has to move back to his room before 1 September 2019 when the elder son returns to Singapore.

The victim later allegedly rejected Pak’s request to continue living in the larger room after their elder son returned.

Pak then took a chopper from the kitchen in the early hours of 1 September and attacked Lim, allegedly hacking her to death.

Facebook user Piyo Pyo shared how she made an online purchase from Watsons and had her parcel delivered by Ninja Van.

The delivery person allegedly left the parcel outside her door without ringing her doorbell, and when she checked the parcel, realised that it was the wrong parcel with a different recipient name, address and tracking number.

Here is what she said

Made a purchase from Watsons online and requested for home delivery. Parcel was delivered by Ninja Van Singapore, and was left just outside my door, with no attempt of ringing my doorbell.

When I saw the notification that my parcel has been delivered, I opened my door to check, indeed, parcel left right outside my gate. I quickly opened up the parcel as I needed the items rather urgently, and realised that contents are not what I ordered. Then I realised a wrong parcel, with a different name, different address, different tracking number, parcel is being delivered to me!

Immediately, I contacted Ninjavan online customer service and was told they will do an internal investigation and will revert back as soon as they can.

Likewise, I also contacted Watsons and was advised to submit an online form to their customer service.

Few days past, nothing from Ninja Van, and Watsons took a super long time to revert my email, stating in their system, my order from Watsons was already delivered.

They just cannot understand what it means by wrong parcel was delivered to me. Instead of delivering my watsons parcel, Ninjavan left a wrong parcel at my door!

I am stucked with a box of useless items that was ordered by another innocent customer, from Shopee. How is it that my Watsons box becomes Shopee in the first place? Ninjavan is now being asked to collect the wrongly delivered parcel from me. Then what about my Watsons parcel?

Will really think twice before ordering from Watsons online again. They are not keen on after sales service apparently.

55-year-old David Khong Siak Meng, a former lawyer who was on the run from the law for 15 years, was arrested and charged with criminal breach of trust.

He returned to Singapore yesterday and was arrested by officers from the Commercial Affairs Department, with help from the China Ministry of Public Security.

The 55-year-old Singaporean man was previously a practising lawyer, as well as the sole proprietor of David Khong and Associates.

The Singapore Police Force said in a statement that after Khong fled Singapore in 2007, allegations about him misappropriating his client’s $88,000 arose.

An Interpol Red Notice and a warrant of arrest were then issued against him.

Director of CAD, David Chew, said that the Singapore Police Force will do whatever is necessary and permissible under the law to bring justice to those who commit crimes here.

He added that they will continue to collaborate closely with law enforcement partners overseas to bring criminals to justice, before expressing the SPF’s appreciation tot he China Ministry of Public Security for their assistance in bringing Khong to justice.

At the time of writing, police investigations against Khong are ongoing.

MAN ARRESTED FOR FRAUDULENT ONLINE APPLICATIONS TO OBTAIN CREDIT FOR BUY-NOW-PAY-LATER SERVICES

The Police have arrested a 25-year-old man for his alleged involvement in fraudulent online applications to obtain credit for Buy-Now-Pay-Later (BNPL) services in Singapore.

On 14 September 2022, the Police were alerted by a local company providing BNPL services that they were unable to recover payments from several suspicious BNPL accounts. These accounts were allegedly set up using fictitious and stolen identities to obtain credit lines. The credit lines were then used to make online purchases using BNPL services, with losses amounting to more than $3,200.

Through follow-up investigations, officers from Ang Mo Kio Police Division established the identity of the man and arrested him on 22 September 2022. An assortment of bicycle parts, one mobile phone and three bank cards were seized as case exhibits.

Investigations are ongoing. The offence of cheating under Section 420 of the Penal Code 1871 carries an imprisonment term of up to ten years and a fine.

The Police take a serious view against any person who may be involved in fraudulent activities to abuse payment systems, and perpetrators will be dealt with in accordance with the law.

The Singapore Police Force said in a news release on 23 September that a roadblock was set up along Sembawang Road on 22 September, by officers from Woodlands Police Division.

A 19-year-old driver was instructed to stop his car for checks by officers at the roadblock at about 3.30am, but he failed to stop and instead, reversed his vehicle and sped away.

The identity of the driver was later established through the use of CCTV, police camera images and ground enquiries.

He was subsequently arrested about 18 hours after the incident, for his suspected involvement in a case of roadblock evasion.

The man was also found with a scheduled weapon of a knuckle duster during preliminary investigations and had also driven the vehicle without a valid driver’s license.

His urine test also came out positive for controlled drugs and will be referred to the Central Narcotics Bureau for follow-up investigations.

He will be charged in court today with evading a road block and possessing a scheduled weapon.