Police, with the help of an observant taxi driver, arrested a 41-year-old man suspected to be involved in a case of armed robbery along Jalan Bukit Ho Swee.
On the night of Sept. 18, the suspect, armed with a sharp weapon, entered a stationary taxi via the front door demanding cash from the driver. He fled upon receiving the money.
Shortly after, the victim made a police report. Officers then managed to verify the identity of the suspect upon interviewing the driver and examining the close circuit television footage.
The following day, an alert taxi driver noticed the passenger he just picked up was behaving suspiciously. He immediately made a police report. Officers quickly matched the dubious suspect with the profile of the armed robber reported the day before. The suspect was arrested along Orchard Road around noon the same day.
The robber was charged under the offence of Armed Robbery. Suspects culpable of the crime faces a jail term of three to 14 years, along with a minimum of 12 strokes of cane.
Photo: Victor via Wylio
Police, with the help of an observant taxi driver, arrested a 41-year-old man suspected to be involved in a case of armed robbery along Jalan Bukit Ho Swee.
On the night of Sept. 18, the suspect, armed with a sharp weapon, entered a stationary taxi via the front door demanding cash from the driver. He fled upon receiving the money.
Shortly after, the victim made a police report. Officers then managed to verify the identity of the suspect upon interviewing the driver and examining the close circuit television footage.
The following day, an alert taxi driver noticed the passenger he just picked up was behaving suspiciously. He immediately made a police report. Officers quickly matched the dubious suspect with the profile of the armed robber reported the day before. The suspect was arrested along Orchard Road around noon the same day.
The robber was charged under the offence of Armed Robbery. Suspects culpable of the crime faces a jail term of three to 14 years, along with a minimum of 12 strokes of cane.
Photo: Victor via Wylio