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66-year-old man arrested for outrage of modesty Posted: 15 February 2013 1941 hrs SINGAPORE: Police have arrested a 66-year-old male suspect for a case of outrage of modesty. Police were notified of the case on Friday evening when an 11-year-old victim reported that he was kissed and touched...

Number of cyber extortion cases involving foreign female suspects up 5-fold Posted: 13 February 2013 1420 hrs SINGAPORE: The number of cyber extortion cases involving foreign female suspects has gone up. Police said last year more than 50 such cases were reported - up from the 11...

Man arrested for molesting 2 women on bus AsiaOne Sunday, Feb 10, 2013 SINGAPORE - Police have arrested a 29-year-old man for allegedly molesting two women onboard a public bus. On Feb 9 at about 2.45pm, the police received a report that the suspect had molested two women, aged 21 and 35 on...

Police bust illegal gambling den in Geylang AsiaOne Wednesday, Feb 06, 2013 SINGAPORE - Two men aged 37 and 38 years old were arrested for operating an illegal gambling den out of a private apartment. Officers from Bedok Police Division led a four-hour operation on Feb 5 at around 1pm...

12 months' jail for Thai woman who acquired criminal proceeds By Claire Huang | Posted: 05 February 2013 1633 hrs SINGAPORE: A Thai woman has been sentenced to 12 months' jail for acquiring criminal benefits of S$452,100. Thanyarat Jarutraveevit, 35, was convicted of three counts of acquiring...

Only 5 arrested for prostitution activities in the heartlands in the first half of 2012 Published on Feb 04, 2013 Only five women were arrested for prostitution-related activities in heartland areas in the first half of last year, said Senior Minister of State for Home Affairs Masagos...

More drug abusers arrested, S$18m worth of drugs seized in 2012 Posted: 04 February 2013 1135 hrs Arrest of a drug offender by the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB photo) SINGAPORE: Anti-drug officers arrested more drug abusers and seized more drugs in 2012, due to intensified enforcement...

Police appeal for next-of-kin of Ng Kwai Wing AsiaOne Thursday, Jan 31, 2013 Police are appealing for the next-of-kin of 81-year-old Ng Kwai Wing to come forward. Mr Ng, resident of Blk 7 North Bridge Road passed away at home on 29 January 2013. The next-of-kin or anyone with information...

Police bust illegal gambling den in Geylang AsiaOne Wednesday, Jan 30, 2013 Police have arrested 17 persons, 12 men and 5 women, aged between 28 and 73, for assisting in operating and gaming in an illegal gambling den in Geylang which masqueraded as an association. Three of them were also...

2 men arrested for motorcycle theft AsiaOne Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 SINGAPORE - Two men, aged 20 and 23, were arrested for suspected motorcycle theft in a carpark along Hougang Avenue 8. The incident was reported to the police on Jan 11. Assistant Superintendent of Police, Azmi Othman was...

More S'poreans fall prey to "lucky draw" phone scams Posted: 23 December 2012 1628 hrs Photo illustration. (AFP/Illustration - Jay Directo) SINGAPORE: More Singaporeans fell prey to lucky draw phone scams in the first eight months of the year. Police said there were 234 reported...

9 arrested for operating & gaming in illegal gambling den Posted: 21 December 2012 1817 hrs SINGAPORE : Police have arrested nine people for operating and gaming in an illegal gambling den at a shophouse along Geylang Road. The five-hour operation started on 20 December at about 9.00pm...

Thai woman's bid to bring in 3.4kg of Ice foiled By Olivia Siong | Posted: 18 December 2012 1954 hrs Ice seized on Monday at the Changi Airport. (CNB-ICA) SINGAPORE: A 27-year-old Thai woman's bid to bring in approximately 3.4 kilograms (kg) of Ice was foiled by authorities on...

Public help apprehend snatch thief AsiaOne Thursday, Nov 01, 2012 SINGAPORE - A 21-year-old snatch theft suspect was arrested by the police with the help of members of the public. The man had allegedly snatched a mobile phone from a 27-year-old man in a park near the Block 171 Boon Lay...

Police arrest Guatemalan for housebreaking By Jie Lan / Karen Ng | Posted: 31 October 2012 2111 hrs SINGAPORE: A 40-year-old man, who is in Singapore as a tourist, has been arrested for housebreaking. The man, who is from Guatemala in Central America, was caught at a budget hotel in...

Man arrested for attempted robbery at goldsmith shop Posted: 31 October 2012 1741 hrs SINGAPORE: Police have arrested a 47-year-old man for attempting to rob a goldsmith shop along Upper Pickering Street on Monday. Police said the suspect entered the goldsmith shop at about 5pm, and...

Lorry driver pleads guilty to abusing CISCO police officer By Leong Wai Kit | Posted: 31 October 2012 1445 hrs SINGAPORE: A lorry driver threw sand at a CISCO police officer and used vulgarities on him, after he was issued a summons for illegal parking. R. Nagulan, 47, pleaded guilty on...

Masseur stole neighbour's panties Published on Oct 30, 2012 Beh Yong Chun, 22 has been placed on 15 months' probation for commited theft of five pairs of panties valued at $50.00 along the corride at Jurong Esat Street 13. -- ST PHOTO: WONG KWAI CHOW By Khushwant Singh A MASSEUR stole a...

16 arrested in crackdown on loanshark syndicate These loansharking-related paraphernalia were seized during the operation. AsiaOne Wednesday, Oct 24, 2012 SINGAPORE - Three women and 13 men were arrested for suspected involvement in loansharking activities in a 16-hour operation that...

Man jailed 21 months, to get 6 strokes of cane for various offences Published on Oct 18, 2012 By Elena Chong A recalcitrant offender who spat at police officers and tried to slash a teen was jailed a total of 21 months and ordered to be given six strokes of the cane on Thursday. Emmanuel...