Sep 21, 2010
Bomb hoax caller arrested
By Lee Jia Xin
POLICE arrested a man on Monday for making a bomb-hoax call to the police emergency hotline, '999'. The police received an anonymous call at 11.47am believed to be made by the 42-year-old, who stated that there was a bomb at a hotel along North Bridge Road. Following the call, security measures were stepped up while investigations took place, leading to the man's arrest at 6pm on the same day.