SINGAPORE — In the second armed robbery case in two days, a man wielding a knife threatened employees of a Western Union branchÂ*in Ubi on Tuesday (Aug 1).
Police confirmed that no one was injured in the incident but did not say how much was stolen. TODAY understands the suspect fled the scene.
The police first posted on Facebook that it was responding to an incident at 301 Ubi Avenue 1 at 11.19am, and confirmed around 35 minutes later that an armed robbery had happened.
Tuesday’s incident at Ubi came after another alleged armed robbery case at a Shell petrol station in Bukit Timah on Monday. A 48-year-old Singaporean man allegedly threatened an employee at the petrol station to hand over more than S$1,100 in cash at knifepoint before fleeing on a scooter.
He was arrested about four hours later along Jurong East Street 21. Nearly S$500 and bank receipts were found on him.
Police said the suspect will be charged in court on Wednesday with armed robbery. If convicted, he faces imprisonment for a term of not less than 2 years and not more than 10 years, and shall also be punished with caning with not less than 12 strokes.Â*
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Police confirmed that no one was injured in the incident but did not say how much was stolen. TODAY understands the suspect fled the scene.
The police first posted on Facebook that it was responding to an incident at 301 Ubi Avenue 1 at 11.19am, and confirmed around 35 minutes later that an armed robbery had happened.
Tuesday’s incident at Ubi came after another alleged armed robbery case at a Shell petrol station in Bukit Timah on Monday. A 48-year-old Singaporean man allegedly threatened an employee at the petrol station to hand over more than S$1,100 in cash at knifepoint before fleeing on a scooter.
He was arrested about four hours later along Jurong East Street 21. Nearly S$500 and bank receipts were found on him.
Police said the suspect will be charged in court on Wednesday with armed robbery. If convicted, he faces imprisonment for a term of not less than 2 years and not more than 10 years, and shall also be punished with caning with not less than 12 strokes.Â*
*THIS STORY IS DEVELOPING
http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/armed-robbery-reported-western-union-branch-ubi-avenue-1
