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Five foreign nationals, believed to be
responsible for a series of housebreaking committed in private
apartments, were arrested by the Police on the afternoon of 31 Oct 2006
in Kampong Java Road. |
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Recently, Police noted that there were
several reported housebreaking cases committed in the vicinity of Newton
Road. Most of these cases occurred in the afternoon when the tenants
were out at work. |
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A task force, comprising officers from
Tanglin Police Division was set up to identify and apprehend the
culprits. |
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A breakthrough in the investigation occurred
on 31 Oct 06. Officers spotted a woman and 2 men behaving suspiciously
and walking into an apartment in Surrey Road. About half an hour later,
they emerged with a haversack and left hurriedly in a taxi. Sensing
something amiss, officers trailed the trio while another group of
officers went to check on the units in the apartment for signs of forced
entry. |
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Upon confirmation that a unit at the apartments had been broken into,
officers stopped the trio along Kampong Java Road and conducted a
search. |
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An assortment of jewelries, valuables and
currencies amounting to approximately $40,000/- were recovered.
Follow-up investigations led to the arrest of the other 2 syndicate
members. |
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The trio will be charged in Court on 2 Nov
2006 for an offence of Housebreaking and Theft by Day with Common
Intention under Section 454 read with Section 34 of the Penal Code,
Chapter 224. This offence carries an imprisonment for a term of not less
than 18 months and not more than 10 years. The other 2 subjects are
assisting Police in the investigations. |
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Superintendent of Police Paul Lim, Commander
of Tanglin Police Division, would like to commend his officers for their
hard work, dedication and good observation skills that led to the
crippling of the housebreaking syndicate. |
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Police will not hesitate to take stern
action against any person who is criminally inclined. Commander Lim
would also like to take this opportunity to advise the public to remain
vigilant and alert in the coming school holidays and festive season and
not to lose their valuables to crime. |
PUBLIC AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT
SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE
01 November 2006 @ 3.00pm |
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Source:
www.spf.gov.sg Media Release 1
Nov 2006 |
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