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The Police have arrested a 54-year-old man for his suspected involvement in a case of criminal trespass.

On 24 September 2020 at about 6.15pm, the Police received a call for assistance regarding a man who was creating nuisance at a supermarket along Ang Mo Kio Ave 4. Preliminary investigations revealed that the man was banned by the shop owner from entering the supermarket. Despite being asked to leave the supermarket by the staffs, the man continued to rant profanities at the staffs. The man was also not wearing a mask during the incident.

Through investigations, officers from Ang Mo Kio Police Division established the identity of the man and arrested him on 25 September 2020. The man is also being investigated for his alleged breach of safe distancing measures and intentionally causing harassment under the Protection from Harassment Act.

The man will be charged in court on 26 September 2020. The offence of criminal trespass under Section 447 of the Penal Code carries an imprisonment term which may extend to three months, or a fine which may extend to $1,500, or both. The offence of intentionally causing harassment under Section 3(2) of the Protection from Harassment Act carries a fine not exceeding $5,000, or an imprisonment term not exceeding six months, or both.