On 10 April 2020 at about 9am, the Police received a request for assistance from Safe Distancing Ambassadors who reported that a man was not complying with elevated safe distancing measures at Blk 768 Woodlands Ave 6. On arrival, the Police found a 63-year-old man sitting on a bench that had already been cordoned off. Despite repeated advice by the Safe Distancing Ambassadors and Police officers, he refused to leave the cordoned area.
The Police also established that the man had failed to return to a welfare home, where he was supposed to be staying. He was thus arrested for failure to return to a welfare home under Section 16(c) Cap.78 of the Destitute Persons Act, and subsequently sent to the welfare home on the same day. The man was also issued with a written stern warning for failure to comply with elevated safe distancing measures.
The Police would like to remind members of the public to comply with the instructions of the Safe Distancing Ambassadors and Police officers, who are doing their duty to keep the public safe.
PUBLIC AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT
SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE
14 April 2020 @ 1:50 PM
SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE
14 April 2020 @ 1:50 PM