Tag: police

  • K Shanmugam: MHA Will Review Adequacy Of Legislation Against Abuse Of Civil Service Officers

    K Shanmugam: MHA Will Review Adequacy Of Legislation Against Abuse Of Civil Service Officers

    CPL Ammy of the Singapore Police Force (SPF) was physically attacked while doing her duty.

    In May, she and her partner responded to a taxi driver who reported about his hostile passengers.

    At the scene, CPL Ammy asked one of the passengers, Albin Lim for his particulars. Lim grabbed and pushed her to the ground. He then kicked her lower back. CPL Ammy suffered a blackout and collapsed.

    Lim’s abusive conduct was terrible on several levels. He attacked a lady. He attacked an officer in uniform, doing her duty.

    He has been sentenced to 10 weeks jail for this. I have asked the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to relook at the legislation, to consider whether this is adequate. I have said to MHA that anyone who attacks a uniformed officer should learn a lesson, which he will never forget; and it should be enough of a deterrence to others.

    CPL Ammy is not the only Home Team officer who has suffered physical and verbal abuse when on duty. Last year, 344 cases were reported – almost one case per day! In the first 8 months of this year alone, there were 328 cases of abuse of Home Team officers.

    In our current heightened security climate, the men and women of the Home Team work tirelessly daily to protect Singapore. They need our full support and cooperation.

     

    Source: K Shanmugam Sc

  • Man Chased Own Family Out Of Car, Broke Traffic Rules And Behaved Aggressively Towards Wife During Family Dispute

    Man Chased Own Family Out Of Car, Broke Traffic Rules And Behaved Aggressively Towards Wife During Family Dispute

    At around 11.30pm on 12th November, hubby Azlan and I heard shoutings from our bedroom. This Malay driver in his 30s (car plate number: SGN4611D) parked his car along the Pioneer Road North junction, at the bus stop outside City Harvest Church (Blk 949) and was yelling at 2 ladies in hijab who were with 3 kids (2 of them were around 3 to 6 years and an infant) who were standing by the roadside. Judging by how they were just standing there unsure of what to do and that the car front passenger’s door was open, I had already suspected that they were passengers in the car and was chased out by the driver. The driver then went back into the car and honked non-stop to nothing. After awhile, without closing the front passenger’s door, he reversed at least twice (going against the flow of traffic) to follow the ladies and kids who were walking away. He then drove up the kerb and targeted towards them. One of the older kids was already right in front of the headlights. He then drove off towards PIE and we thought the whole incident was over.

    My hubby didn’t stop looking out the window and was telling me that the ladies and kids were asking around for help. They approached two Indian teenagers (who also witnessed the incident) and requested their help to call a cab. The younger lady, who claimed the driver was her kids’ father (possibly her husband) wanted to bring them all to her parent’s home nearby. As the 2 Indian teenagers were assisting her, my husband spotted the car returned. We were still at home then. According to the 2 Indian teenagers, the driver scolded them and asked to mind their own business as it’s his family issues. Judging by his temper, the 2 Indian teenagers probably did not want to get into a fight with the husband and decided to go to the nearest coffeeshop to call an older Chinese guy for help.

    Hubby and I decided to go down and see what was going on. When we were downstairs, we purposely walked past the family to keep an eye on them. I saw the wife pinned against the wall at a corner and crying while the husband was talking to her with his hands up against the wall and blocking her. We moved a little further from them as the husband was glancing at us and since I’m pregnant, we did not want to get into unnecessary trouble. By then all the witnesses had gathered with us and a few had called the police. By the time the police arrived, the whole family had left. We didn’t know if any domestic violence was involved while we were not around to watch.

    Officers said that for now, there seems to be NO imminent danger and if they do receive a call from the family, they will continue the investigation. The driver was recklessly driving; reversing with the doors open, driving against traffic, driving on pedestrian walkway, making a U-turn at non-designated U-turn spots, beating the red light and has a temper. Let’s just hope no innocent lives will be hurt by this reckless driver. And to the ladies and kids if they had followed the driver back home, stay safe. If you’re in trouble, seek help. There are people willing to help you out of your predicament.

     

    Source: Nurfa Noor

  • Polis Rayu Keluarga Allahyarham Abdul Rahman K Mohideen Tampil Tuntut Jenazah

    Polis Rayu Keluarga Allahyarham Abdul Rahman K Mohideen Tampil Tuntut Jenazah

    Polis merayu agar saudara-mara terdekat Abdul Rahman bin K Mohideen tampil tuntut jenazah Allahyarham.

    Demikian menurut kenyataan Pasukan Polis Singapura (SPF) yang dikeluarkan hari ini (13 Nov).

    Allahyarham Abdul Rahman, 58 tahun, ialah seorang bekas penghuni Rumah Jagaan St Andrew yang terletak di Buangkok View.

    Beliau meninggal dunia di Hospital Tan Tock Seng pada 1 November 2016, menurut kenyataan SPF.

    Keluarga terdekat atau sesiapa yang mempunyai maklumat diminta menghubungi talian hotline polis di 1800 255 0000 atau menyerahkannya secara online diwww.police.gov.sg/iwitness.

    Source: http://berita.mediacorp.sg

  • Kelongsong Besi Didakwa Peluru, Ibu Marah Polis Cuba Soal Siasat Anak Berusia 7 Tahun

    Kelongsong Besi Didakwa Peluru, Ibu Marah Polis Cuba Soal Siasat Anak Berusia 7 Tahun

    Ibu kepada seorang murid Muslim menuduh kakitangan di sekolah anaknya itu ‘bersikap diskriminasi’ setelah para guru tersalah sangka dan menganggap kelongsong besi yang dibawa masuk ke dalam bilik darjah adalah peluru lalu menelefon polis.

    Pelajar berkenaan, yang berusia tujuh tahun, mendakwa kelongsong besi tersebut adalah “peluru” dan memberitahu para guru bahawa abang beliau, yang menyertai kursus kadet tentera, pernah memegang senjata, lapor laman Daily Mail.

    Oleh sebab itu, kakitangan di Sekolah Rendah Katolik St Edward, Birmingham memaklumkan kepada Polis West Midlands dan para pegawai dikerahkan ke rumah pelajar tersebut.

    Ibu pelajar itu, yang tidak didedahkan namanya tetapi merupakan seorang ahli akademik di Universiti West Midlands berkata, beliau mendapat tahu tentang keadaan tersebut setelah pegawai polis tiba di rumahnya dan mula bertanya soalan tentang anaknya.

    RESPONS MUNGKIN BERBEZA “JIKA ANAK BERKULIT PUTIH”

    Beliau memberitahu Sunday Times, kehadiran polis di rumahnya “menakutkan” dan beliau percaya respons kakitangan di sekolah itu mungkin berbeza “jika anak beliau berkulit putih”.

    Beliau menambah: “Saya tidak rasa sekolah tersebut akan memperbesarkannya jika kami bukan Muslim. Ia seolah-olah kami perlu membuktikan bahawa kami tidak bersalah, berbanding mereka membuktikan yang mereka mempunyai asas yang kukuh untuk menyoal kami atau membuktikan kami bersalah.”

    Ibu pelajar itu enggan membenarkan polis menyoal anaknya tetapi kelongsong besi tersebut diperiksa dan tiada tindakan lanjut diambil.

    Beliau memberitahu Tell Mama, iaitu sebuah pertubuhan yang menyokong mangsa anti-Muslim, insiden itu “mengarut” dan tindakan mereka seperti tidak menggunakan akal.

    Beliau juga menambah: “Sekolah itu dan polis bersikap menindas dan tanpa sebab yang munasabah mencurigai budak berusia tujuh tahun; mereka membuatkan anak saya tertekan dan ini sebenarnya boleh dielakkan.”

    SEMUA PELAJAR DILAYAN SAMA RATA

    Menyusuli insiden tersebut, Pengetua St Edwards Joanne Kennett memberitahu Sunday Times: “Kami sudahpun meminta maaf kepada ibu kanak-kanak berkenaan kerana menyebabkan mereka sekeluarga berasa tertekan.”

    “Kami juga menjelaskan duduk perkara sebenar, kerana pelajar tersebut menyebut tentang senapang, maka kami bertanggungjawab merujuk insiden itu kepada pihak berkuasa,” tambah Cik Kennett.

    “Sebagai sebuah sekolah Katolik, semua pelajar dilayan dengan sama rata dan kami berbangga kerana mempunyai para pelajar dan kakitangan dari latar belakang yang pelbagai.”

    “Sebelum ini pernah berlaku insiden yang serupa daripada pelajar yang bukan Muslim dan tindakan yang sama diambil,” ujar Cik Kennett.

    Polis West Midlands menyatakan, para pegawai dikerahkan ke sekolah tersebut dan ke rumah pelajar lelaki berkenaan setelah menerima aduan “seorang pelajar membawa peluru ke kelas”.

    Menurut seorang jurucakap: “Alat itu diperiksa dan didapati bukan peluru dan tiada tindakan lanjut diambil.”

    Ketua Detektif Inspektor Nick Dale berkata: “Para pegawai akan sentiasa menjalankan siasatan yang teliti terhadap sebarang aduan tentang pemilikan senjata api dan peluru secara haram di kalangan masyarakat.”

    Source: Berita MediaCorp

  • Man Beaten By Thugs Told To Seek Own Legal Recourse, Threatened In Front Of Attending Policemen

    Man Beaten By Thugs Told To Seek Own Legal Recourse, Threatened In Front Of Attending Policemen

    Today I learnt something new about the law in Singapore. A poor guy was assaulted by 2 strangers, together with a video recorded by a witnessing neighbour (who show it to the police) and still assailants walk away free after the police spoke to them. And they( the assailants) intimidated me (with the victim) outrightly in front of the police officers with gestures of ‘I’m watching you’. And still police cannot do anything.

    I voice out my frustration to the officers and the supervisor explains to me that it is not an arrestable offence. He continued with I can lodge a complaint and proceed to state court (my own cost) if I want to.

    As for the poor chap who got beaten up for no reason, he too was told to lodge a complain and go to state court for the assailants to be charge with ‘causing grievous hurt’.

    My Wife and I worried now. Court only operates from Monday. What if he kill me on Sunday?

    Just writing to vent my frustrations. Learn something new today. The next time you assault someone, don’t worry when the police come. They’ll tell the victim to lodge a complain and you’ll be ask to leave the vicinity.

    Thank you Government.

     

    Source: Dan JIves