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A 37-year-old man will be charged in court on 13 May 2026 for his suspected involvement in making multiple silent calls to Police hotlines between 21 April and 28 April 2026. 

Over a span of one week, the Police received more than 1035 silent calls from the man to several Neighbourhood Police Centres’ hotlines. The man took elaborate measures to conceal his identity, including using a foreign number to make the calls and remaining silent during the calls. Through extensive ground enquiries, officers from Woodlands Police Division established the identity of the man and arrested him on 11 May 2026. 

The man will be charged in court for the following offences:  

• Obstructing public servant in the discharge of his public functions under Section 186(1) Penal Code 1871, which carries an imprisonment term of up to six months, a fine not exceeding $2,500, or both.
  
  
• Transacting of SIM card registered using another person’s personal information for criminal activity under Section 39D of the Miscellaneous Offences (Public Order and Nuisance) Act 1906, which carries a fine not exceeding $10,000 or imprisonment term of up to three years or both

The Police take a serious view of persons who make silent or false calls to Police hotlines to obstruct their duties and will spare no effort to trace and prosecute such callers in court where necessary.