The Police have arrested a 29-year-old man for his suspected involvement in a case of communicating false information of harmful thing.
On 22 October 2024 at about 10.30am, the Investigation Branch Call Centre of Jurong Police Division received a call from a male caller who allegedly informed that he would use a knife to stab people if the Police do not act on the report that he had lodged. He had reported that his car was repossessed by a finance company and he had yet to retrieve his valuables from his car. On the same day at about 10.50am, the Investigation Branch Call Centre of Central Police Division received a call from the same caller, and he repeated his threat to stab the person who towed his car or the person who sold him the car.
Through follow-up investigations and ground enquiries, officers from Central Police Division arrested the man along Upper Bukit Timah Road within three hours of the call. There were no weapons found on him when he was arrested.
The man will be charged on 23 October 2024 with two counts of communicating false information of harmful thing under Section 268A of the Penal Code 1871. The offence carries an imprisonment term of up to seven years, a fine of up to $50,000, or both.
The Police treat all security threats seriously and will not hesitate to take action against anyone who causes public alarm with false threats. Beyond the fear and inconvenience caused to other members of the public, the making of false threats comes at a cost of public resources that have to be deployed to deal with the incident.
SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE
22 October 2024 @ 9:45 PM