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Knife, arrest drama at Thieves' Market

metalslug

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http://newpaper.asia1.com.sg/news/story/0,4136,190639,00.html?

Knife, arrest drama at Thieves' Market
By Veena Bharwani

January 23, 2009

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GAWKERS: The arrest drew a crowd of curious onlookers. PICTURE: LIANHE ZAOBAO

IT WAS a simple request that turned into a standoff - an incident during which a knife was allegedly flashed at a government officer.

The drama unfolded in front of passers-by and hawkers at the Sungei Road Thieves' Market on Tuesday morning.

It escalated to a chase in which the officer was threatened with a stick before the police arrived and subdued a suspect who was resisting arrest.

According to Lianhe Zaobao, a National Environment Agency (NEA) officer had asked a man in his 50s to leave the market at 9.30am as he did not have a licence to sell goods there.

The man, who was on a motorcycle with a side carrier, apparently refused to budge even after the NEA officer explained why he couldn't sell goods there.

He became agitated and allegedly fished out a 30cm knife and threatened the officer, said the report.

The officer left so as to not antagonise the man further.

Witnesses said that when the NEA officer returned several minutes later, the man allegedly threatened him again with the knife.

When the officer left and returned for the third time, the man allegedly grabbed a wooden stick and chased the officer for 20 metres.

That was when the police were called in.

A police spokesman said that when approached by six police officers, the man was uncooperative and behaved in a disorderly manner.

'At this juncture, two officers drew their batons and gave warnings to the suspect while another officer drew his Taser stun device as a precautionary measure in case the suspect turned violent,' the spokesman said in an e-mail reply.

Subdued

The officers managed to subdue and arrest the suspect without having to use the taser gun.

A knife was recovered at the scene.

Other hawkers told Lianhe Zaobao that the man appeared about two weeks ago and sold old clothes, shoes and instant noodles.

Since he was an unlicensed hawker, he did not have a permanent spot and kept moving around in the market.

A man was charged with criminal intimidation yesterday.
 

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Another case?

They always hire FTs (mainly malaysians) to do NEA and check Parking coupon, dirty work.

The problem is these are FOREIGNERS are most time "bo kum cheng" one. Issue ticket means issue ticket.

So now you have a case of many desperate Singaporeans trying to edge out a living illegally because of too many FTs here.

I suspect this is only the beginning of such things. It will take a real solid case to wake up this garment. Fire-bomb only opened one eye. The other eye is still shut on purpose.

What to do? Its bound to happen. Let's live with it. Let's move on!
 

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A police spokesman said that when approached by six police officers...

omg seriously, did they need to send in an entire squad to deal with a single frustrated hawker? he ain't rambo u know.

The officers managed to subdue and arrest the suspect without having to use the taser gun.

outnumbering him 6-to-1, i should damn well hope so!

Other hawkers told Lianhe Zaobao that the man appeared about two weeks ago and sold old clothes, shoes and instant noodles.

I sympathise with this fellow, who's obviously trying to eke out his own honest living. At least he's not begging and stealing from lil old ladies at lift lobbies. His actions only reflected his frustrations, which were not addressed by the menacing appearance of a whole gang of mata.
 

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The poor are constantly being harassed and penalised by NEA Officers for trying to earn a living selling second-hand goods in Sungei Road, while Ministry of Environment Perm Sec Tay Yong Soon bragged about his $46k cooking trip in Paris. (NEA comes under Tay's ministry) Do not push the poor too far or else they will retaliate like what Ong Kah Chua did. :mad:
 

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omg seriously, did they need to send in an entire squad to deal with a single frustrated hawker? he ain't rambo u know.

Obviously you are ignorant of what animals and humans can do!

One elderly cuckoo tried to kill a government official - what more a desperate illegal hawkers trying to make a fast buck at the expense of the other license hawkers. Like that anybody can sell anything at the road side - including your meimeis!
 
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