44-year-old loanshark harasser arrested
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Thursday, Jan 16, 2014
SINGAPORE - Police have arrested a man, 44, for suspected involvement in a case of loanshark harassment.
On Jan 16, at around 3.20am, officers from Ang Mo Kio Police Division spotted the suspect behaving suspiciously in the vicinity of Ang Mo Kio Street 31.
They approached him and after a search, the officers found loanshark harassment paraphernalia in his possession. The man was subsequently arrested.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the 44-year-old is believed to be a debtor-turned-harasser. According to a statement from the Police, he is said to have committed loanshark harassment in Boon Lay Drive and Ang Mo Kio Estates by splashing paint and scrawling loanshark-related graffiti on the walls.
The suspect will appear in court on Jan 17.
First-time offenders found guilty of loanshark harassment shall be fined not less than $5,000 and not more than $50,000 with mandatory imprisonment of up to five years and mandatory caning of up to six strokes.
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