The Police have put up notices in public warning taxi drivers of theft using distraction methods. Cases of taxi drivers distracted and items going missing were reported at Boon Keng, Ang Mo Kio & Geylang.

The following are text from the poster.

CRIME ALERT

Series of Theft from Taxi Drivers Using Distraction Method

From July to September 2019. there were five cases of theft targeting at taxi drivers using distraction tactics.

These cases were reported at Boon Keng, Ang Mo Kio, and Geylang. Suspect(s) would approach or hail for taxis under the pretext of engaging their services. Invalid or empty EZ-link cards, cash cards, or credit/debit cards will be used to make payment. After suspect(s) leave the taxis, the victim will discover missing wallets or cash from their possession.

While Police are investigating these cases, please remain vigilant and alert to suspicious patron who deploys such a method.
Please do not hesitate to contact Bukit Marsh West NPC at 1800 – 377 9999 or call 999 for urgent Police assistance.

A netizen was stuck in a massive jam to Malaysia custom two days ago and he spotted a car in front of him approached by a man in uniform.

We guess his a traffic police officer in Malaysia doing his job as best as he can.

He was spotted giving a smile to the driver and indicating a number two on his fingers. What do you think the two means? We are not speculating what he might be asking or telling the driver.

What do you guys think?

“Massive jam at the causeway, near the Malaysia immigration checkpoint, see this officer working very hard. He stopped our fellow Singapore car, what his 2 fingers and smile means ah? ”

The police are looking for the man in the image above, It is believed that whatever the man did was captured by the CCTV.

The incident happened at The Funan mall on the 26th Sept 2019.

What is a “misappropriation of property”(MOP), to put it in simple term, it is using a person or an organization’s property inappropriately even knowing the fact that it is a behavior of dishonesty.

Example of MOP

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 received will be kept strictly confidential.

If the man is found guilty, he shall be punished with imprisonment term of up to 2 years and/or with a fine.

29-year-old Steeven Raj Beranard Clement, a Malaysian national at Singapore with a social pass booked a prostitute via an online advertisement who he planned to robbed with a knife.

On the 9th of June, Clement made a prostitute booking online with a PRC and the rendezvous location was at a hotel located at 19 Geylang Lorong 22. (Min Wah Hotel). He paid the victim $100 and proceeded “to do” what he paid for.

He later prepared a 17cm blade while waiting for the victim to come out of the bathroom. After she came out, he grab her and demanded for money.

The victim gave all the money she had to the man, around S$2000 worth of cash and he also took her iPhone.

Once Clement left the hotel with the cash and phone. The victim phoned the Police immediately with her spare phone.

He was arrested the next day at Park Hotel Farrer Park. He was sentenced to 39 months jail with 12 strokes of the rotan.