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Retiree, with arsenal of air guns, jailed and fined after injuring a neighbour Published on Apr 11, 2013 By Khushwant Singh A retiree with an arsenal of air guns was jailed for six weeks on Thursday for shooting and injuring a resident in a neighbouring block of flats. Lee Chee Kum...

Woman claiming to need money for sick child arrested for suspected cheating Published on Apr 05, 2013 By Jalelah Abu Baker A 34-year-old woman suspected to be behind at least six cases of cheating in Yishun, was arrested on Friday afternoon in Mei Ling Street. The woman would approach...

Woman caught hiding drugs in undergarments A woman motorcyclist has been arrested for allegedly importing drugs, after ICA officers found bundles of heroin, 'Ice' and Erimin-5 tablets on her at Woodlands Checkpoint. Drugs seized by ICA on 3 April 2013. (photo by Central Narcotics Bureau)...

3 men arrested for loanshark-related activities AsiaOne Tuesday, Apr 02, 2013 SINGAPORE - Police have arrested three men, aged between 30 and 66 years old, for suspected involvement in loansharking activities in three separate cases. On April 1, 2013 at about 4pm, officers arrested a...

Passers-by and security officers help catch Park Road jewellery thief AsiaOne Tuesday, Mar 26, 2013 SINGAPORE: Police arrested a 42-year-old man after he was detained by passers-by and security officers of a shopping centre after stealing a gold bracelet from a jewellery shop. The suspect...

Two arrested at Woodlands Checkpoint for immigration offences By Teo Chia Leen | Posted: 24 March 2013 1328 hrs A man was found crouching in the boot of the Malaysia-registered car at Woodlands Checkpoint. (Photo: ICA) SINGAPORE: A 31-year-old driver and a 39-year-old Chinese...

Man arrested for allegedly outraging modesty of woman on public bus Posted: 23 March 2013 1234 hrs SINGAPORE: Police have arrested a 35-year-old man who is believed to be responsible outraging the modesty of a woman on board a public bus. A 29-year-old woman reported to the Police that...

Four weeks' jail for workers who staged sit-in atop tower cranes By Alvina Soh | Posted: 21 March 2013 1431 hrs SINGAPORE: Two construction workers from China who staged a sit-in atop tower cranes over a wage dispute last December have been sentenced to four weeks' jail each. Zhu...

Mobile phone thief arrested AsiaOne Wednesday, Mar 20, 2013 Police have arrested a 22-year-old foreign worker believed to be responsible for a series of mobile phone thefts committed in a foreign workers' dormitory along Kranji Road. From February to mid-March this year, several cases of...

Police looking for man to assist with theft investigation AsiaOne Tuesday, Mar 19, 2013 SINGAPORE - The police is appealing for information regarding a man (above) to assist with investigations into a case of theft which took place at a shop along Hougang St 61 on March 8. The man, last...

4 arrested in Geylang illegal gambling den AsiaOne Friday, Mar 15, 2013 SINGAPORE - Police arrested four people for operating and gaming in an illegal gambling den at a shop house on March 14. Officers from Bedok Police Division raided a shop house unit located along Geylang Road at 6am on...

50 arrested in Sembawang brothel raid March 14, 2013 - 1:01am By: Wang TianJie PHOTO: Shin Min Daily News On Tuesday, police officers raided the brothel in the forested area along Sembawang Drive and arrested about 40 men and 10 women. The women, mostly clad in revealing tops and skimpy...

3 arrested for loansharking activities AsiaOne Friday, Mar 08, 2013 SINGAPORE - In three separate cases, the police have arrested three men, aged between 25 and 51, for alleged loansharking activities. In the first case, on March 6 at about 7.00 pm, the police arrested a 31-year-old suspect...

Police appeal for next-of-kin of Yew Fah Seng AsiaOne Thursday, Mar 07, 2013 SINGAPORE - Police are appealing for the next-of-kin of 81-year-old Yew Fah Seng to come forward. Mr Yew, who was previously residing at Blk 47, Owen Road, had passed away at Tan Tock Seng Hospital on March 1...

Man charged with molesting teen male on bus Posted: 22 February 2013 1559 hrs SINGAPORE: A 45-year-old man has been charged with molesting a 19-year-old male on board an SBS Transit bus. Nooraman Mohd Noor allegedly committed the offence as they were travelling along Havelock Road on 13...

SPF and CPIB sending officers to Europe to help with match-fixing investigations Britain's Rob Wainwright, second from left, director of the European police agency Europol, takes his seat prior to elaborating on findings of a probe into football match fixing during a press conference in The...

Appeal for next-of-kin to come forward AsiaOne Friday, Feb 15, 2013 Police are appealing for the next-of-kin of 54-year-old Loh Kee Tat to come forward. Mr Loh had passed away on January 28, 2013 at the National University Hospital. The next-of-kin or anyone with information on the...

2 women arrested for suspected loanshark activities AsiaOne Thursday, Feb 07, 2013 SINGAPORE - Police have arrested two women, aged 27 and 46, believed to be involved in loansharking activities. On Feb 6 at around 8.35pm, officers from Jurong Police Division responded to a commotion in the...

Man jailed for stealing money from his girlfriend, cheating her father Published on Feb 01, 2013 By Elena Chong A man who stole money from his girlfriend and cheated her father was jailed a total of 28 months on Friday for the offences. He had also misappropriated property belonging to...

Access to justice needs to be affordable: Chief Justice Published on Jan 31, 2013 Lawyers are the pathway to justice for people in need of it, but the "most critical hurdle" in the way is the high cost of litigation, said Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon. -- ST PHOTO: KEVIN LIM By Bryna...