Two men armed with a knife threatened 4 masseuses with the weapon and asked for money. They managed to robbed SGD$1,000 and later escaped to Toa Payoh.
The Police were alerted and they were arrested within 5 hours.
37-year-old Gih Soon Kim was charged earlier today(Sep 25) for armed robbery. The charge stated that he was involved in a robbery with his accomplice 42-year-old Angelo Huang Ze Jiang at a commercial unit on the third floor of Temple Street in Chinatown at around 3 AM on September 24.
The two were accused of robbing a total of SGD$1,000 yuan in cash from 4 victims.
Pretended to be customers
It is understood that the unit involved in the incident was a massage parlour and the 4 men enter the establishments as customers but the moment they came in they robbed the place.
After the two suspects robbed the place, they fled immediately. At around 3.15 AM. the police arrived on site. Officers from the Central Police Station and Tanglin Police Station managed to track the defendant and arrested him at Toa Payoh within 5 hours.
A knife was also seized as evidence during the arrest.
They can be punished to 3 to 14 years in jail and at least 12 strokes of the rotan if convicted of armed robbery.
The Police are looking for the woman shown in the image below to assist with investigations into a case of shop theft in the vicinity Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3 on 4 August 2021.
Anyone with information is requested to call the Police Hotline at 1800-255-0000 or submit information online via www.police.gov.sg/iwitness.
All information will be kept strictly confidential.
On Friday (Sept 24), a man who was sentenced to three and a half years in prison and a S$20,000 fine after he cheated numerous woman into bed claiming that he was an agent of ‘sugar daddies”.
His scheme managed to cheat 11 women into sex acts, he is seeking a lighter sentence despite his actions which affected 11 individuals.
40-year-old De Beers Wong Tian Jun had a psychiatric report which his defence lawyer brought up in court to get a lesser jail sentence.
What happened previously?
Between April 2015 and January 2016, The man cheated on at least 11 women ranging in age from 18 to 24.
As he could not afford to pay for sex, he came up with an idea to recruit girls to his scheme, he claimed that he knows many rich people and can offer them a chance to become a “sugar babe”.
After posting the ads on locanto he was contacted by a number of women, He then told the victims that he has to ‘assess’ if they are suitable for the client by ‘testing the goods’. They would either need to provide them with a ‘video’ of an ill-nature or perform sexual acts with him.
Earlier today (Sep 25) The Land Transport Authority (LTA) posted on Facebook stating that there will be measures implemented to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission.
The phase between 27 September to 24 October has been known as the stabilisation phase.
Taxi, Grab, Ryde, GoJek etc
Taxis and private cars are allowed to only ferry two passengers that are from the separate household.
If the passengers are from the same household, more than 2 pax is permitted.
Grabhitch, Ryde Pool and illegal Telegram ride pooling
This services has been suspended during this period, The Ministry said that organizing ride pools from the Telegram app has not been allowed since April 2020.
A video emerged online showing a YP filming himself illegally vaping.
He was seen performing some vape tricks as well, blowing smoke rings.
A netizen commented that he was trying to achieve his dream of looking like a goldfish.
Under section 16(2A) of the Tobacco (Control of Advertisements and Sale) Act (TCASA), it is illegal to possess, purchase and use vaporisers in Singapore as of 1 February 2018.
Persons found guilty of this offence can be fined up to $2,000.
6 men have been arrested by the Police for unlawful entry into S’pore, the 6 men are between the ages of 19 and 51.
The Police said that officers from the Clementi Police Division, Central Police Division, the Special Operations Command, the Gurkha Contingent and the Home Team Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (HT UAV) Command were deployed to the forested area near Clementi and Bukit Batok.
Six men were found by the officers and none of them has proper travel documentation to Singapore.
Police investigations are ongoing.
The 6 men will be charged in court today for unlawful entry into Singapore under Section 6(1) of the Immigration Act, Chapter 133.
If they are convicted of the crime they can be jailed up to 6 months and received up to 3 strokes of the rotan.