The Police are appealing for information on the whereabouts of an 84-year-old Chinese man, he was last seen in the vicinity of Hougang Ave 5 on the 15 May 2020, 2 pm. He is wearing a grey shirt and blue shorts.
Anyone with information is requested to call the Police Hotline at 1800-255-0000 or submit information online at www.police.gov.sg/iwitness.
All information will be kept strictly confidential.
According to the media release, 24-year-old, Gervan Wong Jun Heng who was involved in the Chua Chu Kang Cemetery assault on the 10 May 2020 had reoffended while out bail.
According to the media, Gervan was already smacked with 24 charges of offences including drug consumption and two other counts of assault even before the incident.
On the 12 May 2020, he was charged in court along with 29-year-old, Andre Chen Si’en for their involvement on the assault of Douglas Wong Wei Hao. They had caused the victim serious injuries which include a deformed arm, puncture wounds on the victim’s legs and another wound on his head.
Both men were arrested within 10 hours after the police were alerted.
The two other cases where Gervan is involved:
On the 11 May 2019, He attacked a men Yuen De Sheng with an extendable baton in a hotel room located at Robertson Quay. The second incident happened on 27 Oct 2019, he assaulted 2 men together with 2 other suspects, at the basement car park of MBS. They are accused to have attacked the 2 men with a knife.
The investigation is ongoing.
Gervan and Andre are currently remanded at the Woodlands Police Division. They will be back in court on the 19 May 2020.
According to the law, anyone who is convicted of voluntarily causing hurt with weapons will face a lifetime jail term or 15 years in jail with a fine or caning.
A video of an uncle behaving like a hooligan is currently circulating in Whatsapp and Facebook.
The uncle heard saying “KNNBCCB, Eh this mask is what plan jiao? What u want now?, u do your job and do it properly, huh?! you don’t start problem with me!
In June it is known as the peak of durian season, many of us will get to enjoy durian at a cheaper price. According to durian retailers, the price of durian will drop even further in 2020. This is due to the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic when the supply surplus the demand this year.
With the circuit breaker measures and travel ban in place, more people are excepted to stay home and lesser people are travelling. It is likely that there is no durian event.
However, many retailers have start to use delivery services to get to their customers. Durian is sold in boxes instead of weight. The rejection rate of the durian had become much higher. Retailers hope to seek a kind understanding from the consumers and not penalise them for the quality of the durians.
During the circuit breaker period, there is an increase in scam-related activities reported. According to the Singapore Police Force, 151 cases were reported between 07 Apr 2020 to 7 May 2020. The number shows a huge spike comparing to the first 3 months of the year with an average of 20 cases per month.
This scam often involved victims clicking on a link and asked to provide credit card details or OTP. The victims will only realise that they are scammed after an unauthorized bank transaction was made.
COMMONLY USED COMPANIES
Singpost
StarHub
Netflix
Paypal
Grab
Credit Singapore Police Force
COMMON TRICKS USED
Asking the victim to pay money in order for their parcel to be sent to them
Asking for credit card number in order to process overcharge refunds
Provide links to free media subscriptions during COVID-19 period
Credit Singapore Police Force
The Singapore Police advised the members of the public:
Do not click on a link sent from unknown emails and messages
Always check with the official website if the promotion or event is real
Do not disclose any personal or banking details and OTP to others.
Anyone who wishes to provide any information related to scam activities please call the police hotline at 1800 255 0000 or submit their information online at https://www.police.gov.sg/iwitness
A young man went to the supermarket to steal but his actions were caught by a shop assistant, the shop assistant called the police after reviewing the CCTV.
The theft occurred at 12 pm yesterday (May 16) at a supermarket located at Block 785E in Woodlands.
A member of the public told Singapore Uncensored said that they saw the police vehicle and the Police were asking questions from the supermarket staff. The Police reviewed the CCTV before bringing in the 18-year-old into a Police Car.
The Police said that they were alerted to a case of shop theft in Woodlands at around 12.31 PM.
An 18-year-old was arrested and the investigation is in progress.
The penalties for shoplifting is up to 3 years jail and/or fine.
The youth, Suraj Srikan who was arrested by police, was suspected to have mental issues. He then went out jogging with a knife, and attacked the deceased who had never met each other. He was arrested yesterday and charged today.
The murder occurred at about 11 pm on the 10th May, near the bus stop opposite HDB Block 227A in Punggol Sumang Lane.
After a thorough investigation by the police, there was a breakthrough in the murder. He successfully arrested a 20-year-old male suspect at 2:45 am yesterday.
It is understood that Suraj, said that he wanted to go out for a run that night, but he unknowingly brought a knife. He took out the knife and stabbed Zheng Ruihao from back when he saw him.
The suspect’s mother stated that her son had mental problems, but did not explain much about it.
A customer’s COVID-19 screening at 7-Eleven goes horribly wrong when a sleepy 7-Eleven staff, rather than taking the woman’s temperature, accidentally sprays alcohol hand sanitiser in the eye of an unsuspecting customer as she tries to enter the store.
Immediately after realizing her mistake, the staff proceeds to console the woman, who appears to be in a considerable amount of pain.
The video was shared to Facebook on Friday afternoon and had already been shared more than 15,000 times in just a few hours.