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Colombian jailed for breaking into 16 homes and stealing $650k in cash and valuables Published on Mar 25, 2013 By Khushwant Singh A Colombian had heard from an acquaintance how easy it was to make "good money" through housebreaking in Singapore. Foranda Arias Fredy, 43, flew here on July...

Man jailed for possessing stun guns, devices for taking drugs By Claire Huang | Posted: 13 February 2013 1824 hrs SINGAPORE: A man has been jailed two months and fined S$5,000 for possessing two stun guns, as well as devices used to take drugs. Ong Chin Tat, 46, was convicted on one count...

Teacher from China fined for stealing from colleagues By Shaffiq Alkhatib The New Paper Thursday, Jan 10, 2013 SINGAPORE - She came from China about a year ago to teach in a secondary school here. Feng Tian Tian, 22, had been selected to take part in a joint China-MOE (Ministry of...

Man jailed for assaulting police By Claire Huang | Posted: 09 January 2013 1709 hrs Ahmad Syidi Awang has been sentenced to four months' jail for hitting a policeman with a baton at Marsiling Drive at about 6.30pm on June 26, 2012. (Photo: Singapore Police Force.) SINGAPORE: A 40-year-old...

Former CNB officer jailed December 11, 2012 - 12:30am By: Elizabeth Law JAILED: Muhammad Nur Wagiyoh held the rank of staff sergeant. PICTURE: SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE A FORMER officer with the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) was jailed 13 months on Monday for keeping money that he seized...

Woman abused maid for not cleaning washing machine in 3 min The Star/Asia News Network Monday, Dec 10, 2012 Major Chinese dailies reported that a woman from Singapore had been jailed for abusing her maid, including poking and scratching her naked body for not being able to clean the washing...

Woman jailed 16 months for abusing maid Published on Dec 07, 2012 By Elena Chong A woman who was convicted of three counts of abusing her Indonesian maid over a two-month period was jailed for 16 months on Friday. Housewife Soh Meiyun, 32, was found guilty after a seven-day trial of...

A man and woman separately arrested for suspected loansharking activities AsiaOne Thursday, Dec 06, 2012 SINGAPORE - A 28-year-old man and a 47-year-old woman have been arrested for suspected involvement in loansharking activities. In the first case, on Dec 5, 2012 at about 6.30pm...

Illegal gambling den in Geylang apartment busted AsiaOne Wednesday, Dec 05, 2012 SINGAPORE - Police arrested seven men and two women, between the ages of 48 and 59 years old, for operating and gaming in an illegal gambling den in Geylang yesterday. In a five-hour operation which started at...

15 arrested in St James brawl December 4, 2012 - 1:02am By: Chai Hung Yin PICTURE: STOMP A fight at St James Power Station last week left a man so badly injured he ended up in an intensive care unit (ICU) of a hospital. Fifteen men were arrested and seven of them have been charged with...

3 Bangladeshis investigated for lodging false police report AsiaOne Saturday, Dec 01, 2012 SINGAPORE - Police are investigating three male Bangladeshi nationals aged between 22 and 28 for making a false police report. On November 28 at about 10.30pm, the trio had called the police...

Theft charges against bird thief amended to housebreaking Published on Nov 15, 2012 Too Kim Thor, 42, accused of jointly stealing nearly $20,000 worth of African grey birds and goldfish with the help of two teenagers now faces more serious charges of housebreaking. -- ST PHOTO: WONG KWAI...

Senior legal manager fined for stealing jewellery of landlord's wife Published on Nov 05, 2012 Senior legal manager, Adrian Anand Ambrose, stole jewellery worth a total of $9,600 belonging to his landlord's wife while she was on holiday. On Monday, he was fined $4,000 for theft. --ST...

Senior legal manager fined for stealing jewellery of landlord's wife Published on Nov 05, 2012 Senior legal manager, Adrian Anand Ambrose, stole jewellery worth a total of $9,600 belonging to his landlord's wife while she was on holiday. On Monday, he was fined $4,000 for theft. --ST PHOTO...

SGH doctor accused of molesting sales executive Two who posted about incident online wanted to warn others 11 Oct 2012 SOURCE: The Straits Times A SENIOR doctor from the Singapore General Hospital has been reported to the police for allegedly molesting a woman medical sales executive...