A 65-year-old man has been arrested for his suspected involvement in at least 19 cases of vandalism at various HDB blocks in the Teck Whye vicinity.
On the morning of Aug. 12, officers from the Jurong Police Division responded to a case of HDB walls and pillars at Teck Whye being defaced with marker ink. They conducted thorough on-ground interviews and retrieved CCTV footage of the area. In 12 hours, they managed to identify the vandal and arrested him on the same day along Teck Whye Lane.
Investigations are still on going.
Under Singapore’s Vandalism law, any persons found guilty may be fined or imprisoned, and shall also be punished with three to eight strokes of cane.
Photo: Les Chatfield via Wylio
A 65-year-old man has been arrested for his suspected involvement in at least 19 cases of vandalism at various HDB blocks in the Teck Whye vicinity.
On the morning of Aug. 12, officers from the Jurong Police Division responded to a case of HDB walls and pillars at Teck Whye being defaced with marker ink. They conducted thorough on-ground interviews and retrieved CCTV footage of the area. In 12 hours, they managed to identify the vandal and arrested him on the same day along Teck Whye Lane.
Investigations are still on going.
Under Singapore’s Vandalism law, any persons found guilty may be fined or imprisoned, and shall also be punished with three to eight strokes of cane.
Photo: Les Chatfield via Wylio