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Man jailed 15 months for cheating 11 in mobile phone scam By Alvina Soh | Posted: 07 June 2012 1343 hrs SINGAPORE: A con man was jailed 15 months on Thursday for duping his victims into signing up for mobile phone contracts, and then selling their new handsets for his personal gain...

17-year-old girl pleads guilty to extortion in Internet love scam By Alvina Soh | Posted: 05 June 2012 1942 hrs SINGAPORE: Blinded by love, she acted in a moment of folly. That was the explanation given by the lawyer of 17-year-old Yap Siew Ting, for her involvement in an Internet love scam...

Man who escaped trial brought to justice 10 years on By Alvina Soh | Posted: 01 June 2012 1852 hrs SINGAPORE: A fishmonger who fled to Malaysia while on trial for beating a man in 2003 was on Friday given a 25-month jail sentence and three strokes of the cane. 45-year-old Chua Chai Chuan...

Unlicensed and drunk driver jailed over fatal accident Published on May 29, 2012 Sikandar Singh Gill, 28, who used to run his own cleaning services firm, was jailed for 28 months on Tuesday for causing death by dangerous driving and other offences. He was also banned from driving for 10...

Man fined for pretending to be licensed estate agent Posted: 28 May 2012 1354 hrs SINGAPORE: An unregistered property agent has been fined S$40,000 for pretending to be a licensed estate agent. Raymond Sim Soon Leong, who was sentenced on May 25, will have to serve eight weeks in jail if he...

Cops stake out site of Ferrari-taxi crash Lianhe Wanbao ​<cite style="display: block; font-style: normal; font-size: 10px; margin: 4px 0px; ">Traffic police conducting an operation to nab errant drivers. (File Photo) </cite>Policemen recently staked out the junction of Victoria Street and...

Maid charged with putting menstrual blood in employer's coffee AsiaOne Tuesday, May 22, 2012 An Indonesian maid faces up to one year's jail and a fine for adding menstrual blood to her employer's coffee. Jumiah, 24, allegedly committed the act of mischief at a flat in Choa Chu Kang in...

Serial mobile phone thief arrested AsiaOne Monday, May 21, 2012 SINGAPORE - A Malaysian man has been arrested for a spate of mobile phone thefts. The police had received several reports of stolen display mobile phones since July 2011. The mobile phone shops were located in Marina Square...

National Parks Board ranger jailed for $20 bribery bid Published on May 16, 2012 Lee Hak Peng, 59, was jailed for three months on Wednesday for trying to bribe student Nurhidayu Mansor, (not pictured), then 17, in return for not issuing her a summons on March 12, 2010. -- ST PHOTO: WONG KWAI...

Man jailed 4 weeks for punching cabby after refusing to pay fare Published on May 15, 2012 By Elena Chong A manager was jailed for four weeks on Tuesday for punching a cabby on the cheek after refusing to pay his taxi fare. Jeevan Ashok, 24, admitted to causing hurt to Mr Lip Tuck Seng, 46...

Man jailed 4 weeks for punching cabby after refusing to pay fare Published on May 15, 2012 By Elena Chong A manager was jailed for four weeks on Tuesday for punching a cabby on the cheek after refusing to pay his taxi fare. Jeevan Ashok, 24, admitted to causing hurt to Mr Lip Tuck Seng, 46...

Police reach out to more people on mobile devices to fight crime Posted: 14 May 2012 1421 hrs SINGAPORE: Police are reaching out to more people on mobile devices, as part of ongoing efforts to make better use of technology to stay ahead of crime and deepen partnerships with the community...

Man loses $3K after ATM card nicked Lianhe Wanbao <cite style="display: block; font-style: normal; font-size: 10px; margin-top: 4px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 4px; margin-left: 0px; ">Mr Zhou received a note from the bank about a replacement ATM card a day after $3,000 was...

Police looking for man to assist with outrage of modesty case Posted: 03 May 2012 2009 hrs SINGAPORE: Police are looking for the man shown in the picture to assist with investigations into a case of outrage of modesty which occurred near Ubi Avenue 1 on April 10 this year. The man is in his...

Police seek man last seen at Marine Parade my paper Monday, Apr 30, 2012 Police are appealing for information on the whereabouts of Mr Desouza Mark Francis, who was last seen at Block 5000M, Marine Parade Road, on April 22 at about 11am. He is 1.71m tall, with a fair complexion and black...

Woman pleads guilty to maid abuse By Alvina Soh | Posted: 23 April 2012 1733 hrs SINGAPORE: A 54-year-old woman pleaded guilty on Monday to abusing her 24-year-old maid. Lee Meng Choo, who is a teacher, told her Indonesian maid Sri Maryati she had to agree to her punishments when she made...

Alleged loan-shark runner arrested The New Paper Thursday, Apr 19, 2012 A 32-year-old man has been arrested for suspected involvement in loan-sharking activities. Officers from Clementi Police Division were conducting anti-crime patrols around Clementi Avenue 3 at about 10pm on Sunday when...

Robbers make off with S$5,000 cash from shophouse Posted: 16 April 2012 1518 hrs SINGAPORE: Robbers masquerading as police officers reportedly made off with S$5,000 in cash on Monday morning. It is believed three fair-complexioned male suspects entered the shophouse along Upper Dickson Road...

Three arrested for loansharking activities Posted: 13 April 2012 2015 hrs SINGAPORE: Police have arrested two men and one woman, for suspected involvement in loansharking activities. A statement from the police said that officers from Central Police Division were conducting anti-loanshark...

Medic guilty of negligent driving, causing colleagues' death, injury Published on Apr 4, 2012 Goh Kwee Loong Mccoy pleaded guilty to driving negligently and was fined a total of $7,500 for causing the death of his colleague and injuring the other. -- ST PHOTO: WONG KWAI CHOW By Khushwant...