The Police are investigating a 57-year-old man who is believed to have lodged a false report.
On 20 March 2020 at about 1.50pm, the Police received a report that a man was robbed by three unknown men along Bukit Batok West Avenue 8.
Through investigations and with the aid of images from CCTV cameras, officers from Jurong Police Division established that the man had provided false information to the Police.
Investigations against the man are ongoing. Anyone convicted for giving any information which he or she knows to be false to a public servant shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year, or with a fine which may extend to $5000, or with both.
The Police would like to remind members of the public that police resources could have been put to better use in dealing with real crimes and emergencies than investigating into false reports or false information. Those who lodge false police reports or provide false information will face serious consequences under the law.
SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE
27 March 2020 @ 10:00 PM