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  • Woman Being Investigated For Lying To The Police

    Woman Being Investigated For Lying To The Police

    A 39-year-old woman is being investigated for allegedly lying to the police that she had been robbed, police said in a statement on Tuesday (March 28).

    The woman lodged a police report alleging that a motorcyclist had snatched her handbag containing cash and personal documents sometime past midnight on March 23, near Block 214 Bedok Central.

    However, during the course of investigations, police detected several inconsistencies. It was later established that the woman had provided false information and was not a victim of a snatch thief.

    TODAY understands that the woman’s motive in filing a false police report may have been to find an excuse for losing certain documents.

    She may face a jail term of up to a year and/or a fine of up to S$5,000 for knowingly giving false information to a public servant.

    “The Police would like to remind the public that Police resources could have been put to better use in dealing with real crimes and emergencies rather than investigating into false reports or false information. Those who lodge false Police reports or provide false information will be dealt with in accordance with the law,” the statement said.

     

    Source: Today

  • FairPrice Lodges Police Report Over False Claim That Its House Brand Rice Is Made Of Plastic

    FairPrice Lodges Police Report Over False Claim That Its House Brand Rice Is Made Of Plastic

    If you were one of those caught up in a whirlwind of panic when you thought the FairPrice jasmine fragrant rice in your kitchen was supposedly made of plastic, you can rest easy now. The supermarket chain has since debunked the rumours circulating via text and social media. It also lodged a police report over the fake claim and declared on its Facebook page that the rice is 100 percent safe for consumption and has passed ‘stringent safety checks by the authorities’.

    Stores will display notices to calm anxious customers — some of whom have already insisted on refunds at various outlets yesterday — but those who still fear they bought a bag of fake rice can check its authenticity with the Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority.

     

     

    Fairprice has issued the following statement on their Facebook page:

    Dear shoppers,

    We’ve noticed a recent message on social media asserting that our FairPrice housebrand jasmine fragrant rice is made of plastic.

    This is false.

    We’d like to assure all our shoppers that our rice is 100% safe for consumption, and have passed stringent safety checks by the authorities. We would like to advise the public not to further circulate this malicious rumour. Thank you!

     

     

    Source: MSN

  • Former Warrant Officer Jailed For Providing False Information To Traffic Police

    Former Warrant Officer Jailed For Providing False Information To Traffic Police

    A former warrant officer who lied in his statement that his wife, and not him, had driven a vehicle was jailed for one week on Monday.

    Christopher Chua Chun Kiat, 44, provided false information to the Traffic Police to avoid further investigation into his alleged offence of drink driving.

    Chua admitted to lying that his wife, Ms Goh Seok Lin, 40, was behind the wheel of a car along Bukit Timah Road at about 2.30am on June 3, 2013, instead of him.

    He had made the false statement in writing to an officer at Traffic Police at Ubi Avenue 3 on June 4 that year.

    The court heard that Station Inspector Sharul Osman was stationed at a bus stop along Bukit Timah Road, about 100m from a road block where his colleagues were, when he saw Chua drive into the driveway of the Church of the Latter Day Saints before Balmoral Plaza at about 2.30am on June 3 that year.

    He followed Chua’s car and saw him change seats with the front-seat passenger Ms Goh. A friend was seated behind.

    During the interview, Chua admitted to having consumed three glasses of beer at a nearby hawker centre. He also admitted that he had driven the car into the church to switch seats with his wife.

    A breathalyser test was not done as Chua complained that he had breathing difficulties. He was conveyed to hospital for his blood sample to be taken.

    Investigation later confirmed that contrary to his statement, he was indeed the driver of the car at the material time.

    Chua’s lawyer had asked that a fine be imposed, saying his client, who runs his own security company, had an exemplary record in the Singapore Armed Forces, and the offence was out of character.

    But Judge Shaiffudin Saruwan agreed with the prosecution a custodial sentence was warranted. He said Chua aggravated the situation by instigating two others to make the false statement to help him.

    Chua could have been jailed for up to one year and/or fined up to $5,000.

     

    Source: www.straitstimes.com