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  • Yes, Policemen In Uniforms Can Makan In Public

    Yes, Policemen In Uniforms Can Makan In Public

    Can Police Officers eat in Public?

    How often do you spot Police officers in uniforms taking a break & consuming their meals in public? Many of us would thought that it is not allowed. However, here in Hougang, the ‘urban myth’ is being debunked!

    Some of the residents of Hougang would have seen our officers enjoying their meals in coffee shops or fast food restaurant, just like any ordinary citizen who is having a break from work.

    By doing this, we hope to have a much greater contact point with the residents; a great alternative for our officers to connect with the residents other than our usual house visits or daily patrols. So, when you see us around, who knows, we could all share a table and enjoy our meal together? So don’t be shy alright?

    #PoliceNeedToEatToo

    Do remember to share and invite your family and friends to like & share our Facebook page.

    #HougangNPC
    #SingaporePoliceForce

     

    Source: Hougang NPC

  • Cosplay Fan Fined $1,000 For Causing Alarm

    Cosplay Fan Fined $1,000 For Causing Alarm

    A cosplay enthusiast who enjoyed dressing up as a law enforcement officer caused such alarm with a replica weapon that 50 real police officers were mobilised to track him down.

    Timothy Tan Zhiyu, 26, who is unemployed, was yesterday fined $1,000 for his antics.

    Tan was walking alone towards an open air carpark near Yishun Ring Road on the morning of Sept 23, 2015, when he decided to fiddle with his replica gun, which he had tucked down the front of his pants.

    He took the toy gun out, cocked it as if it was a real weapon, and hid it underneath his clothes again.

    A passer-by who saw Tan doing this was alarmed and called police.

    Officers from different police departments, including the Special Tactics and Rescue team and the Special Operations Command, were mobilised in an urgent operation to track him down.

    They combed through closed-circuit television footage from various Housing Board blocks in the neighbourhood and interviewed people in the vicinity.

    Officers finally spotted Tan holding his replica gun in CCTV footage captured in a lift at Block 331 Yishun Ring Road.

    They raided his flat and arrested him there, only to realise that the weapon was made of hard plastic and unable to fire any projectiles.

    Tan told them that he bought the toy gun at Funan DigitaLife Mall.

    Police seized a total of 14 replica rifles and two replica handguns from Tan’s home.

    He had engaged in cosplay for many years and enjoyed dressing up as a Swat officer or a member of the United States Marines. And he bought several plastic toy guns to feed his interest.

    Deputy Public Prosecutor Joshua Rene Jeyaraj told the court that Tan did not think anyone noticed him playing with the replica gun, and he did not intend to alarm anyone.

    The DPP told District Judge Imran Abdul Hamid: “Given that it seemed that Tan was in possession of a real handgun and the current security climate, an urgent police operation was mounted to determine Tan’s whereabouts.”

    DPP Joshua said police have since raided the store where Tan bought the replicas as part of investigations into suspected breaches of import and export laws.

    For displaying threatening behaviour and thereby causing alarm, Tan could have been fined up to $5,000.

     

    Source: ST

  • Tuas Fire Involves Chemical Waste And Flammable Materials; Public Advised To Stay Clear Of Area: SCDF

    Tuas Fire Involves Chemical Waste And Flammable Materials; Public Advised To Stay Clear Of Area: SCDF

    Explosions can be heard as firefighters fight to put out a fire involving chemical waste and flammable materials  at a Tuas waste management plant on Thursday (Feb 23) morning.

    The cause of the fire is not known. The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) says the fire involves chemical waste and flammable materials and has advised the public to stay clear of the area.

    Eye witnesses told The Straits Times that the roads around the site of the fire at 23 Tuas View Circuit are closed and bus services have stopped.

    ECO Special Waste Management  was engulfed in flames when the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) arrived. It is fully licensed by the National Environment Agency (NEA) as a Toxic Industrial Waste Collector, a General Waste Collector, and an Asbestos Removal Contractor, among other qualifications.

    It provides services to industrial and commercial customers from industries such as petrochemical, pharmaceutical, oil and gas, power generation, electronics, marine, engineering, and semiconductor, with 2,000 customers, the company said on its website.

    Construction worker Asraful, 23, told The Straits Times he saw the fire when he woke up at 8am.

    Mr Asraful, who lives in Tuas South Dormitory, was walking out from Tuas South Ave 9, which had been closed to the public.

    “The buses have all stopped,” he said.

    Mr Daniq, 40, a chef, was on his way to work at Tuas Power Station at 10am. He said he had to walk from a long way off because of road closures due to the fire.

    Around 200 SCDF responders are currently at the site to put out the flames.

    SCDF has also deployed nine fire engines, five Red Rhinos, four Unmanned Firefighting Machines, one ambulance and 15 support vehicles.

    In a Facebook post at 9.49am, it said: “Periodic explosions could be heard as firefighters battle the blaze to contain it within the affected premises. SCDF is also applying foam to suppress the fire in the drains within the immediate vicinity.”

    An earlier SCDF Facebook post at 8.40am said that the area, which measured about 200m by 200m, was fully engulfed in flames when their officers arrived.

    It first alerted the public about the fire on its Facebook at 7.18am, adding that StarHub mobile subscribers within the immediate vicinity of the fire incident would have received an advisory message urging members of public to stay away from the area.

    Police confirmed the fire in a Facebook post: “The Police confirm that a case of fire has been reported at 23 Tuas View Circuit. Tuas South Ave 3 and Tuas View Crescent are closed to facilitate operations. The public is advised to avoid the area.”

     

    Source: StraitsTimes

  • 3 Myanmar Police Officers Found Guilty Of Abusing Rohingya Civilians, Sentenced To 2 Months Detention

    3 Myanmar Police Officers Found Guilty Of Abusing Rohingya Civilians, Sentenced To 2 Months Detention

    YANGON —  Three police officers have been sentenced to two months detention over a video showing them abusing Rohingya civilians, security sources told AFP on Wednesday (Feb 8), saying those involved had “no intention” to cause harm.

    Authorities detained several officers last month for beating Rohingya villagers during operations in the north of Rakhine state, where security forces are hunting militants behind raids on border posts.

    Nearly 70,000 Rohingya have fled to camps in southern Bangladesh since the lockdown started four months ago, bringing horrific stories of mass rape, murder, torture and arson.

    A UN report released on Friday based on interviews with escapees said hundreds of people have likely been killed in a “calculated policy of terror” that may amount to ethnic cleansing.

    Despite the mounting evidence, Myanmar’s government has largely dismissed allegations of widespread abuses against the Muslim minority, who most in the country consider a group of illegal immigrants from Bangladesh.

    The beating video, which appeared online in Dec, was a rare exception where authorities have taken action.

    The footage showed police hitting a young boy around the head as he walked to where dozens of villagers were lined up in rows seated on the ground, hands behind their heads.

    Several officers in uniform then start attacking one of the sitting men, beating him with a stick and kicking him repeatedly in the face.

    Three junior police were handed down two month sentences over the video, police sources told AFP, including the officer who filmed it previously named as Zaw Myo Htike by state media.

    However the officers are not serving their time in a civilian prison, but instead in a jail for police.

    Three senior police including a major were also demoted and their service terms were reduced for failing to enforce discipline.

    “They didn’t have any intention to hurt them,” a senior police officer told AFP on condition of anonymity, referring to the treatment of the Rohingya villagers.

    “During the operation, villagers said abusive words to security forces… such action was taken because they failed to follow police procedure.”

    A local police officer in Maungdaw also confirmed the officers were sentenced last month, blaming the events on the stress of working in northern Rakhine.

    “Police are dealing with many pressures on the ground and we have to risk our lives dealing with terrorists,” he said.

     

    Source: www.todayonline.com

  • Ex-Policeman Loses Appeal, Death Sentence Upheld For Kovan Double-Murder

    Ex-Policeman Loses Appeal, Death Sentence Upheld For Kovan Double-Murder

    Former policeman Iskandar Rahmat will not be spared the noose for the Kovan double murder in July 2013.

    The Court of Appeal on Friday (Feb 3) upheld his two death sentences for viciously stabbing to death Mr Tan Boon Sin, 67, and his 42-year-old son Chee Heong.

    The murder weapon, a knife, was never found.

    Iskandar, 37, was found guilty and sentenced to death on Dec 4, 2015. Justice Tay Yong Kwang had said that he had “no doubt” the former policeman, facing bankruptcy and dismissal from the force, intended to kill the elder Mr Tan for his money.

    When Mr Tan’s son got home “at the most inopportune moment” and witnessed his father’s murder, “he quickly became collateral damage”, Justice Tay had said.

    Father and son died of multiple stab wounds to the face, neck and chest.

     

    Source:www.channelnewsasia.com