Lest you’re unaware, vandalism is not tolerated here in Singapore.
For obvious reasons, I may add.
And needless to say, that notion hits especially true for a neighbourhood police post.
Chong Pang Neighbourhood Police Post Was Temporarily Closed Coz’ It was Vandalised
Though in hindsight, why anyone would want to vandalise a lion’s den is beyond my comprehension.
But then again, the world works in mysterious ways.
On 23 September 2021, the police announced that a 50-year-old man has been apprehended for alleged vandalism.
As for the site in question? Chong Pang Neighbourhood Police Post (NPP).
Said to have been done with spray paint, the incident reportedly occurred at the NPP at Block 141 Yishun Ring Road at around 1:55pm.
Apparently, the walls inside the police post were on the receiving end.
“The man will be remanded for further investigations and the police will seek a court order to send him for psychiatric assessment,” the police said.
In addition to alleged vandalism, the man was also arrested for suspected possession and consumption of controlled drugs.
Police investigations are currently ongoing.
If convicted, the man could face a jail term of up to three years, three to eight strokes of the cane as well as a fine.
He will be charged today (24 September 2021).
The police have stated that they “deal with those who commit such inconsiderate acts firmly, as such acts can inconvenience the public and may delay the police’s response to persons in need”.
So if you fancy yourself as a budding vandaliser in the making, do not do it on public property.
Rather, this may intrigue you.
Other Instances
Unfortunately, cases of vandalism aren’t exactly non-existent here.
Just last year, a man was so insistent on his anti-government views that he started a fire outside Kallang Neighbourhood Police Post (NPP).
He also set various items alight, including deodorant sprays, causing 16 explosions between 11:13pm and 11:23pm that day.
He even used an axe to smash glass panels at the police post and spray-painted “ISIS” on seven pillars in the area.
And back in 2020, a 36-year-old divorcee, who was unhappy with his former spouse, had driven to her house with a spray can of black paint and a half-filled bottle.
He sprayed “O$P$” on the property like a loan shark, even though the family had not borrowed money from illegal lenders and Ismail himself wasn’t working for one.
And to top things off, he then threw a Molotov cocktail—a bottle of flammable liquid with a burning rag wick—at the house, lighting a fire on the property when the bottle smashed.
He then fled the scene, wearing a raincoat throughout the process of the crime to disguise himself. A neighbour promptly spotted and extinguished the fire, but about S$6,000 in damage had already been inflicted.
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