The Police are investigating a 48-year-old man who is believed to have lodged a false report.
On 24 July 2017 at about 5 am, the man reported to the Police, alleging that he was robbed at knife point of $600 by an unknown man along Sungei Kadut Street.
Officers from Jurong Police Division conducted immediate probes and detected several inconsistencies during the course of investigations. It was eventually established that he had provided false information to the Police.
Investigations against the man are ongoing. Anyone convicted for giving any information which he or she knows to be false to a public servant shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine which may extend to $5000, or with both.
The Police would like to remind the public that Police resources could have been put to better use in dealing with real crimes and emergencies than investigating into false reports or false information. Those who lodge false Police reports or provide false information will face serious consequences under the law.
SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE
26 July 2017 @ 7:10 PM