The Police have arrested two 16-year-old male teenagers for their suspected involvement in Criminal Intimidation at a retail outlet involving the use of a toy gun.
On 17 April 2023 at 7.04am, the Police received a call for assistance for a case where a toy gun was pointed at a staff of a retail outlet along Yishun Street 22. Through ground enquiries and with the aid of CCTV, officers from Woodlands Police Division established the identities of the teenagers involved and arrested them within three hours of the report. The toy gun, attire of the teenagers and a handphone that was used to record the prank, were recovered and seized as case exhibits.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the teenagers had purportedly hatched a plan to scare the staff with the toy gun for fun. One of the teenagers had allegedly approached the cashier counter to make payment for an item, and after the staff had scanned the item, he took out a toy gun and pointed it at the staff. The other teenager had recorded the incident. Upon hearing the staff shouting, they started laughing and revealed that the gun was fake.
The Police have zero tolerance towards such acts that cause unnecessary alarm towards the general public. Threatening another person with any injury, with intent to cause alarm to that person, amounts to an offence of Criminal Intimidation under Section 506 of the Penal Code 1871, which is punishable with an imprisonment term of up to ten years, and/or a fine.
Annex - Case Exhibits
Seized toy gun that was purportedly used for the prank ▼
Seized attire of the teenager who allegedly held the toy gun ▼
Seized attire of the teenager who recorded the prank ▼
SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE
18 April 2023 @ 5:15 PM