Nov 26, 2009
Vietnamese man arrested
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A 25-YEAR-OLD Vietnamese man was arrested for loanshark harassment early on Thursday morning.
Police received a call from a resident in Henderson Crescent at about 2.30 am reporting that a man was splashing paint and writing graffiti on the wall outside his flat.
Officers from Clementi Police Division arrived within minutes and immediately carried out a search of the HDB block and its vicinity.
Based on the description given by the victim, the officers spotted the man at the void deck shortly and arrested him.
Some paint marks were found on the suspect's body. The officers also seized a red marker and a bottle filled with paint near the void deck.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the suspect is believed to have assisted in loansharking activities by carrying out harassment acts at debtors' units.
The man will be charged in court on Thursday afternoon for loanshark harassment.
Vietnamese man arrested
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A 25-YEAR-OLD Vietnamese man was arrested for loanshark harassment early on Thursday morning.
Police received a call from a resident in Henderson Crescent at about 2.30 am reporting that a man was splashing paint and writing graffiti on the wall outside his flat.
Officers from Clementi Police Division arrived within minutes and immediately carried out a search of the HDB block and its vicinity.
Based on the description given by the victim, the officers spotted the man at the void deck shortly and arrested him.
Some paint marks were found on the suspect's body. The officers also seized a red marker and a bottle filled with paint near the void deck.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the suspect is believed to have assisted in loansharking activities by carrying out harassment acts at debtors' units.
The man will be charged in court on Thursday afternoon for loanshark harassment.
