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Businessman appealing against one month's jail sentence for road rage Published on May 10, 2013 By Elena Chong A businessman who punched a technician in a road rage case was sentenced to one month's jail on Friday. But Edwin Jaykumar Samuel, 38, is appealing against the sentence. Bail...

Man charged with running brothel and living off prostitution By Claire Huang POSTED: 09 May 2013 1:49 PM SINGAPORE: A massage parlour owner has been charged with running a brothel and living off the earnings of prostitutes, among other things. Loo Cheng Kiat, 52, faces two counts of using...

Police appeal for next-of-kin of Lim Ee Thiam AsiaOne Monday, Apr 29, 2013 SINGAPORE - The police are appealing for the next-of-kin of 56-year-old Lim Ee Thiam to come forward. Mr Lim, a former resident of Blk 2 St George's Road, passed away on April 28 this year. The next-of-kin or...

Suspected thief stole from shoppers' unattended trolleys Published on Apr 26, 2013 By Kash Cheong Police have arrested a 59-year-old suspect believed to be responsible for a spate of theft cases in a supermarket along Telok Blangah Road. The thief mostly targeted victims who left their...

1,960 caught tampering with parking coupons Number more than doubled last year after stepped-up enforcement Published on Apr 25, 2013 Posed photo of a man folding parking coupons. The number of motorists caught tampering with their parking coupons has more than doubled following a...

Penalties reduced for 5 modelling agencies fined for illegal price-fixing AsiaOne Monday, Apr 22, 2013 SINGAPORE - Five out of the 11 Singapore modelling agencies found guilty of illegal price-fixing activities in 2011 had their penalties reduced after an appeal to Competition Commission of...

Match-fixers watch out: Kelong 'cops' have their eye on you April 15, 2013 - 12:23am By: Zaihan Mohamed Yusof TNP PHOTO: Zaihan Mohd Yusof Regional anti-corruption officer John (not his real name) looked like any other football fan as he sat on the crowded stands (above) of the Bukit Jalil...

Man under investigation for insulting woman's modesty AsiaOne Friday, Apr 12, 2013 SINGAPORE - A 21-year-old man is being investigated for insulting a woman's modesty in Hougang after a report was made on 29 January 2013. With the assistance of Police cameras installed at an HDB block and...

Police say 180 cases of reported loanshark harassment via SMSes POSTED: 11 Apr 2013 4:45 PM Police said at least 10 victims have fallen prey to the scam, and that at least $18,000 was transferred from the victims to the perpetrators. Photo illustration of SMSes. (AFP Photo) SINGAPORE: More...

64-year-old man arrested for molesting 32-year-old woman AsiaOne Tuesday, Apr 09, 2013 SINGAPORE - Police have arrested a 64-year-old man for outraging the modesty of a 32-year-old woman. The incident happened inside the lift at a MRT station service platform located in the north eastern...

Gambler jailed for cheating women of horse race bets Published on Apr 08, 2013 By Elena Chong A man who duped four women into giving him $55,000 to place bets on horse races was jailed for 14 months on Monday. Malaysian Peter Aw Boo Cheong, 41, was a race horse owner with the...

Man, 21, arrested for alleged trespassing AsiaOne Friday, Apr 05, 2013 SINGAPORE - The police have arrested a 21-year-old man who is believed to have committed house trespassing into a Lengkok Bahru home. Officers first received a report of house trespass in the Lengkok Bahru area on Apr 4...

Man, 42, arrested for alleged housebreaking AsiaOne Thursday, Apr 04, 2013 SINGAPORE - The police have arrested a 42-year-old male suspect for breaking into a shop located in the vicinity of Dover Road. Police officers received a report of shop broken into in the Dover Road area on Mar 18...

Three police National Servicemen jailed for stealing case exhibits from police division Published on Apr 03, 2013 By Khushwant Singh Three National Servicemen with the Singapore Police Force who stole case exhibits stored at the Ang Mo Kio Police Division Headquarters last year were...

9 arrested for involvement in loanshark activities AsiaOne Thursday, Mar 28, 2013 SINGAPORE - Police have arrested seven men and two women, aged between 35 and 65, for suspected involvement in loansharking activities. The 9 were arrested on March 25 and March 27. Eight of the suspects...

Driver jailed for stealing crabs from employer Published on Mar 27, 2013 By Elena Chong A delivery driver who stole crabs from his employer was jailed for four weeks on Wednesday. Elvin Koh Sing Kiat, 37, pleaded guilty to three charges of stealing $712 worth of crabs with his...

Police arrest snatch theft suspect with help from public By Teo Chia Leen | Posted: 24 March 2013 1637 hrs SINGAPORE: Police have arrested a 34-year-old man for snatch theft in the vicinity of Yishun Ring Road with the public's assistance. At about 1pm on Saturday, the suspect, who was in a...

Posted on 19 Mar 2013 Woman who fell from 3rd storey of Circuit Rd block arrested for immigration offences A Vietnamese woman fell from the third storey of Block 69 Circuit Road at about 7.20am today (Mar 19). She was subsequently arrested by the Police for immigration offences. STOMPer...

Man arrested for molesting boy, 12 AsiaOne Friday, Mar 15, 2013 SINGAPORE - Police have arrested a 49-year-old man for a case of outrage of modesty. On March 14, 2013, at about 9.45pm, police were informed that a 12-year-old boy was molested by an unknown male person at a commercial...

Colombian men arrested for suspected housebreaking By Jalelah Abu Baker The Straits Times Wednesday, Mar 13, 2013 SINGAPORE - Three Colombian men suspected of breaking into two private houses have been arrested. They are alleged to have taken more than $300,000 and jewellery from a...