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35 Motorcyclists Caught with Illegal License Plates at Woodlands Checkpoint!

  Singapore’s Land Transport Authority (LTA), in collaboration with other enforcement agencies, recently conducted a large-scale operation at Woodlands Checkpoint, where 35 motorcyclists were caught with improper license plates. License plates play a crucial role in vehicle identification, enabling authorities to track and regulate road users effectively. Under Singapore’s strict traffic laws, all vehicles must have clearly visible license plates displayed at both the front and rear. Modifying, obscuring, or improperly mounting plates is a violation of these regulations and carries severe penalties. During this enforcement exercise, officers inspected motorcycles passing through Woodlands Checkpoint and found 35 riders violating license plate regulations. Common offenses include using non-standard fonts, modifying plate sizes, or even deliberately tampering with plates to avoid detection by traffic cameras. These modifications are often linked to traffic violations, including spe...
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Indonesian Man Arrested After Exposing Himself on Flight to Singapore

  A 23-year-old Indonesian man will be charged in court on March 12 for allegedly exposing his genitals to a female cabin crew member during a flight to Singapore. The police were alerted to the incident on January 23, but details about the airline and the flight’s origin were not disclosed. According to investigations, the man unzipped his pants while seated, exposed himself, and covered his lower body with a blanket while setting up his mobile phone to record a video. When a flight attendant approached to serve him a meal, he allegedly removed the blanket and exposed his genitals in full view. Shocked by his actions, the crew member immediately left to report the incident to her supervisor. Upon landing at Changi Airport, the man was arrested, and his phone was confiscated for further investigation. Under Singapore law, anyone found guilty of sexual exposure can face up to one year in jail, a fine, or both. The police have reiterated their strict stance on sexual offenses, emphas...
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17 Year-Old Among Three Arrested for Money Mule Activities

  Three individuals, aged between 17 and 24, will be charged in court on March 7, 2025, for their suspected involvement in separate cases related to money mule activities. Their charges include conspiracy to commit cheating, unauthorized access to computer material, unauthorized disclosure of access codes, and assisting in retaining criminal proceeds. In the first case, a 17-year-old allegedly provided his banking credentials and One-Time Password (OTP) to a criminal syndicate in exchange for $150. He will be charged with unauthorized disclosure of access codes under the Computer Misuse Act 1993, an offense that carries a fine of up to $10,000, a maximum three-year jail term, or both for first-time offenders. The second and third cases involve an 18-year-old and a 24-year-old who reportedly deceived banks into opening six bank accounts. They then sold the iBanking credentials to criminal syndicates for $500 per account. Their charges include conspiracy to commit cheating, unauthori...
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Kallang Motorcycle on Fire, Fifth Vehicle Fire in a Week!

  A motorcycle caught fire at the junction of Crawford Street and North Bridge Road on March 7, marking the fifth reported vehicle fire in Singapore within a week. A photo circulating on social media showed the motorcycle engulfed in flames, producing thick black smoke. The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) confirmed that it was alerted to the fire at around 3:10 pm. Firefighters quickly arrived at the scene and extinguished the blaze using a hose reel and a compressed air foam backpack. Fortunately, no injuries were reported, and SCDF is investigating the cause of the fire. This incident follows two vehicle fires reported on March 6. One case involved a bus that caught fire on the Bukit Timah Expressway (BKE), while another involved a car in Tampines Street 31. The rapid succession of such incidents has raised concerns about vehicle safety. SCDF’s latest emergency medical services and enforcement statistics for 2024 indicate that vehicle fires make up the largest category of fi...
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Indian National Auxiliary Police Caught Stealing Passenger’s AirPods

  An auxiliary police officer stationed at Changi Airport has been charged with criminal breach of trust after allegedly keeping a passenger’s lost AirPods instead of handing them over. Sundar Aravinth, a 29-year-old Indian national, is accused of dishonestly replacing the AirPods Pro, worth $335, with his own unbranded earbuds when submitting lost-and-found items. The case came to light on February 28, when the police received a report of suspected theft at Changi Airport Terminal 2. Investigations revealed that a passenger had left his AirPods on a plane, which was later found by a cabin crew member. The item was then handed over to Sundar, who was on duty at the time. Instead of following protocol, he allegedly kept the AirPods for personal use and submitted a photograph of his own unbranded earbuds to the lost-and-found office, falsely claiming they were the ones recovered. When the passenger arrived to collect his lost item, he immediately noticed that the earphones given to h...
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Singapore Cop Caught Stealing. Jailed 7 Months.

  A former Singapore police officer has been sentenced to seven months in jail for criminal breach of trust after misappropriating nearly S$2,000 from a lost handbag. Muhammad Amzath Khan Abuayubul Ansari, a Singaporean permanent resident, stole the money while on duty at Rochor Neighbourhood Police Centre, driven by his addiction to online gambling and mounting bank debts. The case came to light on August 25, 2024, when a 19-year-old woman discovered that S$1,700 was missing from her handbag and filed a police report. She had accidentally left her handbag outside a condominium while waiting for a private-hire car. When she returned for it, it was missing, but security officers at the condominium informed her they had handed it over to the police station where Amzath worked. Upon retrieving the bag from the station, she realized the cash was gone and immediately lodged a police report. Investigations revealed that on August 25, Amzath was stationed at the police counter when a 43-y...
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4 Suspect Faces Mandatory Death Penalty for Drug Bust

  On March 4, 2025, authorities conducted two separate operations that led to the arrest of four individuals and the seizure of a significant quantity of drugs worth over SGD 619,000. The confiscated substances, which included heroin, cannabis, methamphetamine, and LSD, were estimated to be enough to supply approximately 2,630 drug abusers for a week. First Raid at a Hotel Near Havelock Road In the early evening, officers raided a hotel room in the Havelock Road area, where a 21-year-old woman and a 50-year-old man were arrested. A search of the room led to the recovery of 340 grams of heroin, 103 grams of Ecstasy, 27 grams of methamphetamine, five Erimin-5 tablets, and cash amounting to SGD 9,180 and MYR 711. Following the arrests, officers conducted a search of the suspects' rented vehicle in the hotel’s car park. This led to the discovery of an additional 2,758 grams of heroin and 515 grams of methamphetamine, further indicating their involvement in large-scale drug trafficki...
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Man Arrested for Loanshark Harassment in Tampines

  A 45-year-old man has been arrested for his suspected involvement in a case of loanshark harassment. The police were alerted to the incident on the night of March 4, 2025, at about 8.55 pm, after receiving a report of harassment at a residential unit along Tampines Street 22. Upon arrival, officers found that the main gate of the unit had been secured with a bicycle lock, and a debtor’s note had been pasted on it. Such tactics are commonly used in illegal moneylending cases to intimidate borrowers into repayment. Following investigations and with the aid of police camera footage, officers from Bedok Police Division were able to establish the suspect’s identity and arrested him the following day on March 5. Preliminary investigations suggest that the man may be linked to other similar harassment cases across the island. During his arrest, the police seized several items believed to have been used in the harassment, including a mobile phone, a yellow bicycle lock, a red marker, and...
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Passengers Escape Safely from Bus Fire on BKE

  A bus caught fire on the Bukit Timah Expressway (BKE) on the evening of March 6, but fortunately, no injuries were reported. The incident, which saw the vehicle engulfed in flames, was captured in images and videos that quickly circulated on social media. Thick plumes of smoke were seen rising from the burning bus, drawing the attention of motorists and passersby. According to the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF), they were alerted to the fire along the BKE towards the Pan Island Expressway (PIE), just before the Kranji Expressway (KJE) exit. The fire involved a single-deck passenger bus, which was carrying 11 passengers at the time. Fortunately, the driver and all passengers managed to evacuate safely before SCDF personnel arrived at the scene. Firefighters then worked to extinguish the blaze using three water jets. The SCDF confirmed that no injuries were reported, and investigations are currently underway to determine the cause of the fire. This incident marks the fourth r...
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35-Year-Old Teacher Admits Child Abuse in Court

  A former preschool teacher Lin Min has pleaded guilty to multiple counts of child ill-treatment after being caught on video abusing young children under her care. The 35-year-old, who was employed as a Mandarin teacher at Kinderland, admitted to three charges, while three additional charges will be taken into consideration for sentencing on March 13. The case first gained public attention in 2023 when footage of her actions, secretly recorded by a colleague, was uploaded to social media. The court heard that the teacher had abused four children, aged between one and three, while working at the preschool. One of the victims, identified as V1 in court documents, was one year and ten months old at the time. In June 2023, the teacher noticed that V1’s water bottle remained full, indicating that she had not been drinking water. When the child refused to drink, she forcefully grabbed her, pushed her to the floor, and squeezed her cheeks to pry her mouth open before pouring water down h...
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