Police have arrested a 23-year-old man for his suspected involvement in a case of loanshark harassment involving fire which was reported at Blk 162 Yishun Street 11 on 15 July 2015.
Following the report, officers from the Criminal Investigation Department and the Police Intelligence Department conducted extensive investigative probes and ground enquiries. The officers’ efforts paid off when the identity of the suspect was established with the aid of Police Cameras (POLCAM) mounted in the vicinity of the incident location. On 21 July 2015 at about 10.00pm, the suspect was arrested in a police operation at Bukit Batok Street 52. Following the arrest, items such as red marker, surgical masks and a spray bottle believed to contain thinner were also seized as case exhibits. Preliminary investigations revealed that the suspect is believed to be responsible for more than 10 cases of loanshark harassment involving fire and using bicycle locks islandwide.
The suspect will be charged in Court on 23 July 2015 for loanshark harassment. Under the Moneylenders Act (Revised Edition 2010), first-time offenders found guilty of acting on behalf of an unlicensed moneylender, committing or attempting to commit any acts of harassment shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years, a fine of not less than $5,000 and not more than $50,000, and shall also be liable to caning of not less than three and not more than six strokes.
Police have zero tolerance against loanshark harassment. Those who deliberately vandalise properties will be arrested swiftly and dealt with severely in accordance with the law. Upon conviction, these perpetrators can expect to be caned and jailed for damaging property and causing alarm to the general community. No effort will be spared to nab them to face the full consequences of their misdeeds regardless of their age.
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SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE
22 July 2015 @ 7:43 PM