The Police have arrested a 26-year-old man for his suspected involvement in a case of rash act causing hurt and drug-related offences. The man was also wanted by the Police for absconding from bail for an outstanding case of voluntarily causing hurt with dangerous weapon and driving whilst under disqualification, and by the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) for failing to report for urine test and for drug consumption.
On 28 December 2020 at about 4am, the Police conducted an operation to apprehend the man at an open-space carpark along Bukit Batok Street 33. Officers engaged the man but he refused to comply and attempted to escape in his vehicle. In the process, the man hit seven parked vehicles and a police vehicle. Two Police officers, aged 27 and 33, were injured by the man during the incident and were conveyed conscious to Ng Teng Fong General Hospital. The officers have been discharged after receiving treatment for their injuries.
The Police immediately mounted an island-wide operation to locate the man and his getaway vehicle was located at the vicinity of Blk 257 Jurong East Street 24 at about 5.10am. With the aid of images from police cameras, officers established that the man had entered a residential unit at the said block. The man was subsequently arrested in the unit for rash act causing hurt and suspected drug-related offences.
The man will be charged in court on 30 December 2020 with two counts of rash act causing hurt under Section 337(a) of the Penal Code. The offence carries an imprisonment term of up to one year, or with fine which may extend to $5,000, or with both. Police investigations are ongoing. CNB is investigating into the drug activities of the man.
Commander of Ang Mo Kio Division, Deputy Assistant Commissioner of Police Zed Teo said, “The Police have managed to apprehend the suspect despite the dynamic and challenging circumstances. We will not hesitate to take firm action against offenders who blatantly disregard the law and threaten the safety and security of our neighbourhoods.”
The 26-year-old man’s vehicle
SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE
28 December 2020 @ 9:54 PM