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[Admiral Piett]

Man nabbed for smuggling puppies
By Saifulbahri Ismail | Posted: 19 May 2011 1632 hrs

SINGAPORE: A 31-year-old Malaysian man has been arrested for trying to smuggle 15 puppies into Singapore.

The Immigration & Checkpoints Authority discovered the puppies in a Malaysia-registered car during a routine check at the Woodlands Checkpoint on Monday.

The puppies were hidden under the rear passenger seat of the car.

Preliminary investigations revealed the driver was engaged by a Malaysian Chinese, and was to be paid a sum of RM800 for the delivery.

He had agreed to the deal as he needed money for his wedding.

The man is currently under investigation by the Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority (AVA).

Those caught importing animals or live birds without a permit can be fined up to S$10,000 and jailed for up to a year.

-CNA/wk

 

[Vultan]

May 20, 2011

Japanese national fined over fatal accident

By Elena Chong, Court Correspondent

A JAPANESE financial controller was fined $6,000 and banned from driving for five years for causing the death of a motorcyclist in a road traffic accident.

Goto Shobun, 37, pleaded guilty to negligently causing the death of Mr Ting Ee Boey, 50, while making a right turn from Lornie Road into Thomson Road on Aug 23, 2009.

The court heard that he had failed to keep a proper lookout at the signalised cross-junction and encroached into the path of the motorcyclist who was proceeding straight from the opposite direction. Mr Ting died about 14 hours later of head injuries.

Shobun's lawyer told the court in mitigation that the accident occurred as a result of a momentary lapse of concentration.

He said his client, who has a law degree in Japan, has a spotless driving record, and is due to be posted out by end-month.

Shobun could have been jailed for up to two years or fined or jailed and fined for causing death by doing a negligent act.

 

[Vultan]

Re: Drunk British national accidentally set rubbish on fire, killing himself


May 23, 2011

Maid stole from employer, hid $3,500 in underwear

By Elena Chong

A FILIPINO maid was packed off to jail for three weeks on Monday for stealing $3,850 from her employer's husband.

Leah Capena Munar, 28, pleaded guilty to two counts of stealing $1,000 and $600 from Mr Goh Teck Meng, 47, at a Bukit Timah house on April 27 and May 1 respectively.

A court heard that she pocketed the money from the victim's trousers hanging outside the cupboard in his room.

When police arrested her on May 13, they recovered $3,500 hidden in her underwear.

She confessed that she had remitted remitted part of the stolen money to her family in the Philippines.

Three other similar charges involving $2,250 were taken into consideration during her sentencing. She could have ben jailed for up to seven years and fined on each charge.

 

[R y u]

Re: Indian nationals caught illegally leaving S’pore


May 24, 2011

Man escapes death penalty for assault and robbery

By Selina Lum

The three-judge appeal court found that Galing Kujat (above), 24, had intended only to commit robbery and did not share his accomplice's subsequent intention to commit murder. -- PHOTO: SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE

A SARAWAKIAN man, one of two who assaulted a Chinese national while robbing him in 2008, escaped the gallows on Tuesday after the Court of Appeal ruled that he was not guilty of murder.

The three-judge appeal court found that Galing Kujat, 24, had intended only to commit robbery and did not share his accomplice's subsequent intention to commit murder.

The court set aside Galing's murder conviction and convicted him of a lesser charge of robbery with hurt, which carries a jail term of between five and 20 years, and at least 12 strokes of the cane. The case was sent back to the High Court for sentencing.

In July last year, Galing and Jabing Kho, 26, were sentenced to the mandatory death penalty for the murder of Mr Cao Ruyin, a construction worker.

Jabing had struck the Chinese national on the head with a tree branch with such force that Galing saw their 40-year-old victim's head crack open. An autopsy found that Mr Cao suffered 14 fractures to his skull.

Both men appealed against their murder convictions. The Court of Appeal dismissed Jabing's appeal, saying he was rightly convicted of murder as there was clear evidence that he had intentionally inflicted the fatal injuries.

 

[Vultan]

May 24, 2011

Chinese national jailed 4 months for overstaying

By Khushwant Singh

A CHINESE national who surrendered herself to the police after overstaying here for 1,283 days, was fined $2,000 for having a mobile phone that had been fraudulently obtained.

A district court heard on Tuesday that a check revealed that the cell phone had been reported missing by its owner last year.

You Yujiang was also fined $4,000 and jailed for four months for overstaying.

Asking for leniency, the 40-year-old said she had turned herself in on April 25. The court was not told why she overstayed.

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[Zhou Tai]

Maid stages housebreaking, steals over S$30,000 worth of jewellery
Posted: 25 May 2011 1312 hrs

The stolen jewellery that was recovered.

SINGAPORE: Police have arrested a 35-year-old Indian domestic helper for stealing more than S$30,000 worth of jewellery from her employer.

Three Indian nationals were also arrested for dishonestly receiving stolen property.

The incident happened Tuesday.

The maid had left the house at about 8.45 am. When she returned at around 10.00 am, she discovered that the whole house was ransacked.

However, police officers suspected something might be amiss due to the maid's behaviour.

The breakthrough came when the officers found some of the stolen jewellery hidden inside the water tank of the toilet bowl.

More evidence was gathered.

The domestic helper was confronted with the evidence, and she eventually revealed that she had staged the housebreaking.

The three Indian nationals whom the domestic helper had passed the stolen loot to was arrested in an ambush later that day.

All the stolen jewellery was recovered.

The domestic helper will be charged in Court Thursday.

If convicted she could be jailed up to seven years and fined.

Investigations against the other three suspects are still on-going.

The offence of dishonestly receiving stolen property carries maximum sentence of five years' jail and fine.

- CNA/cc

 

[Zhou Tai]

Maid stages housebreaking, steals over S$30,000 worth of jewellery
Posted: 25 May 2011 1312 hrs

The stolen jewellery that was recovered.

SINGAPORE: Police have arrested a 35-year-old Indian domestic helper for stealing more than S$30,000 worth of jewellery from her employer.

Three Indian nationals were also arrested for dishonestly receiving stolen property.

The incident happened Tuesday.

The maid had left the house at about 8.45 am. When she returned at around 10.00 am, she discovered that the whole house was ransacked.

However, police officers suspected something might be amiss due to the maid's behaviour.

The breakthrough came when the officers found some of the stolen jewellery hidden inside the water tank of the toilet bowl.

More evidence was gathered.

The domestic helper was confronted with the evidence, and she eventually revealed that she had staged the housebreaking.

The three Indian nationals whom the domestic helper had passed the stolen loot to was arrested in an ambush later that day.

All the stolen jewellery was recovered.

The domestic helper will be charged in Court Thursday.

If convicted she could be jailed up to seven years and fined.

Investigations against the other three suspects are still on-going.

The offence of dishonestly receiving stolen property carries maximum sentence of five years' jail and fine.

- CNA/cc

 

[Darth Maul]

Re: Police arrest four Chileans for suspected theft


May 27, 2011

Three men jailed for casino offences

By Khushwant Singh

FOR trying to evade paying the $100 entry fee at the Marina Bay Sands casino, Loh Chet Ling, 25, will spend the next two weeks in jail. His friend, Ong Kok Mun, 24, who allowed him to use his identity card, received a similar sentence.

Over at another district court, Cheah Thiam Chai, 43, a Malaysian, was jailed seven months for cheating another punter of $500 in chips and for entering the Resorts World Sentosa casino while there was an exclusion order in force.

District Judge Jill Tan heard that Ong and Loh hatched the impersonation plan as the latter wanted to visit the Marina Bay Sands casino for free. On Aug 19 2010, Ong paid the $100 casino entry fee at 7.15pm using his Singapore Civil Defence Force identity card as his 'ticket'.

A little after 9pm, he left its premises. At 1am, Loh was caught by security personnel making use of his friend's identity card to enter the casino.

District Judge Sarjit Singh heard that Cheah was caught stealing casino chips at Resort Worlds Sentosa in 2010. His punishment included a casino ban for five years, yet he went there on May 6, 2011.

The next day, he returned and cheated a punter at a baccarat table, of $500 in chips, by insisting that it was the winnings of a friend who had asked him to keep an eye on the bet. Video footage revealed the lie but he had left the casino by then. The Malaysian was nabbed in the casino the next day on May 8, 2011.

 

[Pang De]

May 27, 2011

Pictures: Two jailed for smuggling birds, puppies

By Khushwant Singh

The Indonesian had 16 songbirds in his pockets at the Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal. That same day, a Malaysian hid 15 poodle pups in a special compartment in the back seat of his car as he drove into Woodlands Checkpoint. -- PHOTO: AVA

THE Indonesian had 16 songbirds in his pockets at the Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal. That same day, a Malaysian hid 15 poodle pups in a special compartment in the back seat of his car as he drove into Woodlands Checkpoint.

On Friday, both pleaded guilty to bringing in these pets without the permission of the director-general of the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA).

Ho Han Hong, 59, of Tanjung Pinang in Batam, was jailed 2 1/2 months while Muhammad Daniel Shah Lai Abdullah, 30, of Selangor, was jailed 4 1/2 months.

AVA's prosecutor Yap Teck Chuan told the district court the import of birds from Indonesia is currently prohibited due to the outbreak of bird flu there. He said that Ho was a bird trader and was bringing in the Oriental white-eye songbirds - known as mata puteh in Malay - on May 16, for sale to a Singaporean at $25 each.

The Indonesian had been convicted and jailed for three weeks in August 2009 for smuggling in 50 mata puteh birds. Also heard on Friday in the same court, was the case against Muhammad Daniel. The jobless man was to be paid RM$800 ($326) for each successful delivery of the pups to Singapore.

He told investigators that a Malaysian dog breeder by the name of Fei Chai had provided the Proton Wira car and told him to drive into Singapore immediately as the pups had been sedated. Once he cleared the checkpoint, someone would contact him to take delivery of the dogs. As a precaution against the spread of rabies, those bringing in dogs from Malaysia require a licence from AVA.

 

[Xiahou Dun]

Jun 8, 2011

Jailed for molesting waitress at Dragonfly Pub

By Khushwant Singh

A patron of the Dragonfly Pub at St James Power Station had one drink too many and ended up outraging the modesty of a waitress in January this year. Lin Guocheng, 37, was sentenced to three months' jail by a district court on Wednesday. -- PHOTO: ST JAMES POWER STATION

A PATRON of the Dragonfly Pub at St James Power Station had one drink too many and ended up outraging the modesty of a waitress in January this year.

Lin Guocheng, 37, was sentenced to three months' jail by a district court on Wednesday.

The Chinese national pleaded guilty to using criminal force by grabbing the right breast of the 26-year-old waitress as she was coming down the spiral staircase in the pub from the second storey.

The victim cannot be named for this is a molest case.

She was heading down to the first floor to get glasses at 11.45pm on Jan 22.

The court heard he had been drinking alcohol and immediately after committing the offence, he went to hide under the spiral staircase and squatted there.

The waitress, also a Chinese national, demanded he come out and when he did, he apologised to her and walked away.

She informed a bouncer of the pub, who detained Lin and called the police.

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[Kotaro Fuma]

Jun 9, 2011

Woman arrested at MBS for soliciting

SHE was loitering at the lobby of the Marina Bay Sands (MBS) hotel in the wee hours of last Saturday, and struck up a conversation with a security guard.

But it was business, and not friendship, on the mind of the 32-year-old Vietnamese woman.

After some chat, she offered the security guard sexual services in exchange for $400, and persisted even after he declined.

He finally identified himself and detained her. She was later handed over to the police, who arrested her that night.

If found guilty of soliciting, she can be fined up to $1,000. Repeat offenders can be fined up to $2,000, jailed up to six months, or both.

In October last year, police nabbed another Vietnamese woman at the hotel for the same offence.

She had offered sexual services to a police officer, who was dressed in plain clothes.

She was also arrested.

 

[Toshiie Maeda]

Jun 9, 2011

Woman steals $1.1m of cash, jewellery to gamble

By Khushwant Singh

Between June and November last year, Wong Siew Teng, 30, took cash and jewellery amounting to $1.1 million from Taka Jewellery and its customers. She was then a branch supervisor at the Kovan outlet. On Thursday, the petite Malaysian was jailed five years for criminal breach of trust and for laundering her criminal proceeds at the Resorts World Sentosa casino. -- ST PHOTO: TERENCE TAN

BETWEEN June and November last year, Wong Siew Teng, 30, took cash and jewellery amounting to $1.1 million from Taka Jewellery and its customers. She was then a branch supervisor at the Kovan outlet.

On Thursday, the petite Malaysian was jailed five years for criminal breach of trust and for laundering her criminal proceeds at the Resorts World Sentosa casino.

The court heard that some time in last June, she took two diamond rings from the shop and pawned them for $10,200. She won at the casino and redeemed the items and returned them to the shop. A week later, she did the same with another diamond ring as won again.

Her winning streak did not last and she was soon over her head and unable to redeem the pawned jewellery. The more she tried to win, the greater her losses and in November, Taka went to the police over discrepancies in the sales records of its Kovan outlet.

Investigations then revealed that she misappropriated a total of 109 pieces of jewellery belong either to Taka or its clients. The amount of cash she embezzled came up to $64,000

The items were pawned by her on 46 occasions at the Big Max, Valuemax or Moneymax pawnshops. The $260,000 she obtained from these pawnshops were converted into gambling chips.

Arguing for a shorter sentence, defence counsel Sukdave Singh said his client had no previous brush with the law either here or in Malaysia. She had acted out of character as she was feeling depressed after being jilted by her boyfriend, the lawyer added.

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[Jiang Wei]

Jun 10, 2011

Two charged with robbery bid at Burger King

By Elena Chong

The Burger King outlet at International Plaza in Anson Road. Two Filipino men have been arrested for their alleged involvement in Wednesday's armed robbery attempt, which was thwarted after a crew member ran out to seek help from other shopkeepers. -- ST PHOTO: TERENCE TAN

TWO Filipino nationals were charged in court on Friday with attempted armed robbery at a Burger King fast-food restaurant.

Charlie Cabo Perez, 32, and Gerald Christian Magsalubong Porte, 29, are alleged to have tried to rob $19,221 at the outlet in International Plaza, Anson Road, at knifepoint on Wednesday.

They were remanded at Central Police Division for a week for further investigation.

If convicted, each can be jailed between five and 20 years plus at least 12 strokes of the cane.

 

[lauhunku]

Jun 13, 2011

Pedestrian fined for causing hurt to cyclist

By Elena Chong

Xu Yuanyuan, 19, was fined $1,500 for failing to keep a proper lookout at a pedestrian and causing hurt by colliding with a cyclist who, as a result, died from injuries sustained. -- ST PHOTO: KEVIN LIM

A PEDESTRIAN stepped onto the road without looking to the right and collided with a cyclist who died five hours later.

On Monday, Xu Yuanyuan, 19, a Chinese national, was fined $1,500 after she admitted to causing hurt to cleaner Lock Wai Chee, 42, by doing a negligent act as to endanger his life.

The court heard that Xu, a student, was waiting at the pavement of the Jalan Bukit Merah by Henderson Road junction on Dec 21 last year when she took a step forward when the traffic signal was against her.

As a result, she collided into the cyclist who was cycling towards her from her right side along Henderson Road.

Mr Lock was thrown off the bicycle and suffered serious head injuries. He died at 10.19pm.

Xu could have been jailed for up to six months and/or fined up to $2,500.

 

[Space Invaders]

Re: Jailed for forging for married boyfriend


Jun 14, 2011

Teen fined for going into women's loo to film victim

By Khushwant Singh

FIVE days after he filmed a woman using the toilet in Sembawang Sun Plaza, Wong Poy Hao, 17, had a go at it again on Jan 16 2011 - this time at a mall in Punggol.

The 18-year-old woman screamed when she saw a hand with a mobile phone above her cubicle. Her boyfriend, 20, who was waiting for her outside, rushed in.

Wong, a Malaysian, was on Tuesday fined $1,000 after he pleaded guilty to committing criminal trespass in the women's loo with the intention of insulting the modesty of the victim.

A district court heard that after being found out, he remained in the cubicle despite the couple knocking on the door several times demanding he come out.

When he finally opened the door minutes later, the couple checked his cellphone and found two video clips taken five days earlier of an unknown woman. There was no footage of the victim herself and the couple let him go after noting down his particulars.

The next day, on Jan 17, she changed her mind after seeing Wong manning the chicken rice stall in the food court in Punggol Plaza.

The victim, who works as a telephone operator in the vicinity, called the police and he was arrested.

 

[chowka]

Re: Jailed for forging for married boyfriend


Caught and fined: Thief who returned to the casino

By Khushwant Singh

A Malaysian tourist, who stole two $100 chips from another visitor at the Marina Bay Sands casino was caught only after she returned about a month later. -- ST PHOTO: BRYAN VAN DER BEEK

A MALAYSIAN tourist, who stole two $100 chips from another visitor at the Marina Bay Sands casino was caught only after she returned about a month later.

On Tuesday, Thng Lai Toh, 54, was fined $1,500 by a district court. She had pleaded guilty to stealing the $200 in chips from Ms Nguyen Thi Ngoc Thuy, 31, a visitor from Vietnam.

A district court heard that at 2.30pm on May 18 this year, Ms Nguyen was playing at the roulette table. Thng, who had blown whatever money she had brought with her, saw that the Vietnamese woman had placed five $100 chips at the side of the betting table.

The next time Ms Nguyen stood up and reached out to place her bet, the older woman also reached out and filched two of the chips placed at the side. Thng moved away immediately. She lost the loot at another table and left the casino.

Ms Nguyen, who noticed that two of her chips had gone missing, informed casino staff and closed-circuit television footage showed clearly that Thng was the culprit.

When she returned to the casino on June 13, security staff recognised her through a surveillance camera and she was detained and handed over to the police.

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[Hanzo Hattori]

Re: From Fraud To Murder


Jun 15, 2011

Japanese charged with outrage of modesty

By Elena Chong

A JAPANESE national was charged in court on Wednesday with molesting a waitress in November 2010.

Tange Tomio, 39, a manager of an oil company, allegedly lifted up the 28-year-old woman's skirt and stroked her left thigh at a bar along Havelock Road at about 11.30pm on Nov 23.

A pre-trial conference has been fixed for July 25 2011.

If convicted, Tange - represented by Mr Lionel Tan - faces a jail term of up to two years, fine, caning or any combination of the punishments.

 

[Cao Ren]

Man arrested for breaching wife's protection order
By Alvina Soh | Posted: 14 June 2011 2140 hrs
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SINGAPORE : His intention was to save his marriage but he now has to spend a week behind bars.

28-year-old Cao Xiaodong had wrongfully restrained his ex-wife, Pan Yinhong, also a China national.

Cao committed the offence at a coffeeshop at Blk 631 Ang Mo Kio Ave 4 on 22 May 2011.

He was waiting there for her as he wanted to talk to her about their marriage.

After she sat down, Cao went up to her, grabbed her left forearm and pulled her away from the table.

He then dragged her forcefully for about 50 metres to a bus stop located along Ang Mo Kio Ave 4.

He refused to release Pan.

They were separated later by her colleagues, and one of them called for the police, resulting in Cao's arrest.

In doing so, Cao had gone against a temporary personal protection order known as an Expedited Order issued against him a few weeks before the incident.

For contravening the order, he could have been jailed up to six months, fined up to $2,000, or both.

- CNA /ls

 

[Kotaro Fuma]

Jun 17, 2011

Ex-Postman charged with theft at SingPost

By Elena Chong

A postman was charged on Friday with stealing a credit card from SingPost at Woodlands Delivery Base. -- PHOTO: SINGPOST

A FORMER postman was charged on Friday with stealing a credit card from SingPost at Woodlands Delivery Base.

Malaysian Ahmad Fidzrie Muhammad Noh, 23, allegedly committed the offence from his employer at Woodlands Walk between March 4 and 12.

He was remanded for further investigation as he is believed to be involved in other similar cases.

He will appear in court on June 24.

If convicted, he faces a jail term of up to seven years and a fine.

 

[Sauron]

Jun 17, 2011

Australian charged with molesting waitress

By Elena Chong

Matthew Paul, 38 yrs-old an Australian accused for use criminal force on a woman 23 yrs-old by grabbing her right buttock. -- ST PHOTO: WONG KWAI CHOW

AN AUSTRALIAN national was charged in court on Friday with outraging the modesty of a waitress in May.

Matthew Paul Freston, 38, who works on board a ship, is alleged to have grabbed the buttocks of the 23-year-old woman along South Bridge Road on May 20, 2011.

His lawyer Mr Thangavelu asked for an adjournment to take instructions. The case will be mentioned on July 1.

If convicted, he faces a jail term of up to two years, fine, caning or any combination of the punishments.