A 47-year-old man was arrested for allegedly molesting women in two molest cases, as well as allegedly carrying a hammer and penknife with him to threaten them.
He was seen being arrested by about 10 police officers in Ghim Moh, and his alleged weapons were then seized.
According to a press release by the police, the man had allegedly molested a woman at Block 30 Ghim Moh Link at about 2.40pm on 26 March.
Here is what the police said
The Police have arrested a 47-year-old man for his suspected involvement in a case of aggravated outrage of modesty and possession of offensive weapons.
On 26 March 2022 at about 2.40pm, the Police received a report that a woman was molested by an unknown man inside a lift of a residential block along Ghim Moh Link. Officers from Clementi Police Division conducted a manhunt operation and with the aid of images from Police cameras, arrested the man within three hours of the incident. The man was found to be in possession of a hammer and a penknife. Preliminary investigations revealed that the man is believed to be responsible for another similar case of outrage of modesty reported on 24 March 2022 at Telok Blangah Crescent.
The man will be charged in court on 28 March 2022 with aggravated outrage of modesty and will be remanded for further investigations. The offence of aggravated outrage of modesty, under Section 354A(2)(a) of the Penal Code 1871, carries an imprisonment term not less than three years and not more than ten years, and caning.