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Two commuters were presented with the Public Spiritedness Award (PSA) after alerting a TransCom officer about a man who was mumbling to himself that he had a machine gun and was going to shoot everyone inside the MRT.
The incident happened on 23 July at Tiong Bahru MRT and they provided the officers with a detailed description of the man, leading to the suspect’s arrest.
Officers from TransCom and the Central Police Division conducted investigations using CCTVs and the witnesses’ descriptions and tracked down the man, before arresting him at his home.
However, the man’s threats weren’t credible and the police didn’t find any weapons at his home after conducting a thorough sweep.
The police said that they wouldn’t have been able to catch the man if it wasn’t for the two commuters being vigilant, and they were presented with the PSA.