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  • 33 Year Old Certis Cisco Officer Died On Duty In Drink-Driving Accident, Malaysian Driver Arrested

    33 Year Old Certis Cisco Officer Died On Duty In Drink-Driving Accident, Malaysian Driver Arrested

    A 33-year-old on-duty Certis Cisco officer died on Friday morning (Feb 10) after he was knocked down by a car while trying to divert traffic at Tuas Checkpoint.

    The accident happened at about 2.30am, and Lance Corporal (Auxiliary Police Force) Norman Samri was taken conscious to the National University Hospital where he died an hour later from his injuries.

    A police spokesman said the 28-year-old male driver of the car was arrested for causing death by rash act and investigations are ongoing.

    The Malaysian driver, who is believed to have been drink-driving, was arrested on the spot.

    The Straits Times understands that when the accident happened, LCP Norman and two other auxiliary police officers (APOs) had been diverting traffic from the first lane of the three-lane road of the departure viaduct as a minor accident had occurred there.

    The car was believed to have been speeding and swerving between lanes and did not slow down when it approached the APOs.

    ST understands the trio tried to jump out of the car’s way, but LCP Norman was hit and landed a distance away.

    He suffered head injuries and died later in hospital.

    When contacted, an Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) spokesman said: “The ICA extends our deepest condolences to the family of the late officer and is working with Certis Cisco to provide necessary assistance to the family.”

    The ICA spokesman added that she was unable to comment further on details of the accident as police investigations are ongoing.

     

    Source: www.straitstimes.com

  • Two Injured At Tuas Checkpoint After Canopies Collapse

    Two Injured At Tuas Checkpoint After Canopies Collapse

    A Malaysian motorcyclist and his pillion rider were injured after two canopies at the arrival motorcycle and car lanes at the Tuas checkpoint had fallen at about 5.35am on Wednesday morning (Aug 3), the Immigrations & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) said in a statement.

    This collapse at the Second Link was due to very strong winds and a heavy thunderstorm.

    The two injured were conveyed to Ng Teng Fong hospital in Jurong. No drivers from the car zone were injured.

    At 1.45pm, ICA said the fallen canopies have been cleared and operations at the checkpoint have returned to normal.

    Earlier, arriving cars and motorcycles were diverted to other zones for clearance, and motorists were advised to cooperate with the officers on site.

    The ICA also said that it would “ensure that safety and border security will not be compromised while managing the traffic”.

    Several social media users said there were strong winds and heavy rainfall at the time, and some claimed they were told to turn back and head towards the Woodlands Checkpoint.

     

    Source: TODAY Online

  • Quick Thinking ICA Officers Ensured Safety Of Motorists From Falling Canopies At Tuas Checkpoint

    Quick Thinking ICA Officers Ensured Safety Of Motorists From Falling Canopies At Tuas Checkpoint

    Quick-thinking checkpoint officers to the rescue!

    This morning’s strong wind at Tuas Checkpoint had caused the canopies at the car and motorcycle arrival zones to topple. Here are some photos of quick-thinking officers who acted promptly to ensure motorists’ safety.

    Falling Canopy 2

    Kudos to CPL Anthony, CPL Leow, SGT Nur, SGT Herman, SSGT Farhan, WPC Atiwah, WPC Surinah, LCP Hisham, CPL Max and SGT Salam for their quick-thinking and fast response!

     

    Source: Immigration & Checkpoints Authority

  • Unprofessional ICA Officer Sends SMS To Malaysian Woman Who Passed Through His Counter At Tuas Checkpoint

    Unprofessional ICA Officer Sends SMS To Malaysian Woman Who Passed Through His Counter At Tuas Checkpoint

    Stomper CH‘s girlfriend was coming over from Malaysia to visit him yesterday, Aug 13, and encountered a strange incident.

    CH shared with Stomp that his Malaysian girlfriend received a text message allegedly from an immigrations officer hoping to “be friends” with her.

    According to the Stomper, his girlfriend had filled out the disembarkation/embarkation form, or “white card”, at the Tuas Checkpoint at 12.30pm yesterday. On the card, she had to fill in her handphone number — which could be where the officer might have gotten her contact.

    His girlfriend received the first text at about 4.40pm.

    CH said:

    “I told her to just ignore the text, and let me know if he SMS again, and I will lodge a complaint.

    “After she ignored the text, she got a Whatsapp message at about 8pm saying ‘Hello’ again.”

    The Whatsapp profile picture showed that of the immigrations officer from earlier that day.

    CH reveals that his girlfriend already remembered that guy even before he texted her.

    He recounted:

    “She was telling me, ‘You all Singapore now very strict ahh..’

    “‘Ask so many questions at customs.”

    The officer had allegedly asked her where she was going, what she was doing, where she was working and more.

    CH replied that it had to be done as Singapore had to be strict, and thought nothing of it at first.

    He added:

    “I even asked her if it she was sure it happened at Singapore not Malaysia customs.

    “I am quite embarrassed that our officers took her number from official documents and texted her.

    “It can’t be that coincidental, that a random Singaporean number would text a Malaysian number saying that she pass by his immigration counter.

    “I want to warn girls to be careful.. maybe Malaysia girls are not familiar of our customs and think an officer following up with them is normal, but it is not.

    “My girlfriend might not be the first target. What if many girls have been targeted?”

    The Stomper stated that he will be lodging a formal complaint.

     

    Source: http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg

  • Lelaki Yang Cuba Bawa Masuk Kuih Menerusi Tuas Menghadapi 3 Lagi Tuduhan

    Lelaki Yang Cuba Bawa Masuk Kuih Menerusi Tuas Menghadapi 3 Lagi Tuduhan

    Lelaki yang memandu melepasi Pusat Pemeriksaan Tuas tanpa mengikut arahan untuk pemeriksaan lanjut, menghadapi tiga lagi tuduhan di mahkamah.

    Mohamed Dawood R M Abdul Sukkur, 47 tahun, dikenakan dua tuduhan tidak mempunyai lesen untuk membawa masuk barangan makanan dalam kereta BMW hitam miliknya, oleh Penguasa Makanan Pertanian dan Ternakan (AVA).

    Dawood dituduh mengimport 145 kotak kuih-muih dan pastri kira-kira 200 kilogram dan empat botol minuman jagung sekitar 1 kilogram dari Malaysia.

    Dia juga dituduh mengimport 105 paket kepingan daging burger Ramly seberat 37.8 kilogram.

    Polis mengenakan satu lagi tuduhan ke atas Dawood, iaitu membuang kepingan-kepingan daging burger itu ke dalam longkang di Ekspreswe Rentas Pulau (PIE) menuju ke Lapangan Terbang Changi, untuk menghapuskan bukti dia melanggar undang-undang.

    Tertuduh kini menghadapi empat tuduhan kesemuanya.

    Jika sabit kesalahan, Dawood boleh dipenjara hingga dua tahun, didenda hingga $50,000 atau kedua-duanya sekali kerana mengimport produk daging tanpa lesen.

    Atas kesalahan membawa masuk kuih tanpa lesen pula, Dawood boleh didenda hingga $1,000. Dan jika didapati bersalah membuang kepingan-kepingan burger itu dan menghapuskan bukti, Dawood boleh dipenjara hingga tujuh tahun, didenda atau kedua-duanya sekali.

    Kesnya akan didengar lagi pada 5 Ogos, 10.00 pagi, sementara menunggu tuduhan-tuduhan lain oleh Kastam Singapura.

    DIDAKWA PANDU KERETA PADA KELAJUAN 142 KM SEJAM

    Dawood sebelum ini dikenakan tuduhan bertindak melulu, yang boleh membahayakan nyawa manusia atau keselamatan diri orang lain.

    Ini setelah dia didakwa memandu sebuah kereta BMW hitam pada kelajuan 142 kilometer sejam dalam kawasan pusat pemeriksaan keselamatan, yang terbatas dengan had kelajuan 15 kilometer sejam.

    Jika sabit kesalahan, Dawood boleh dihukum penjara sehingga enam bulan, denda $2,500, atau kedua-duanya sekali.

    Pada 23 Jun, Dawood memandu kereta siri tujuh BMW melepasi pusat pemeriksaan dari Malaysia ke Singapura apabila pegawai imigresen mengarahkan dia ke kawasan pemeriksaan yang ditetapkan, untuk pemeriksaan lanjut.

    Dia sebelum ini sudahpun keluar dari imigresen dan memandu ke saluran merah kastam untuk mengisytiharkan produk makanan yang dibawa masuk dari Malaysia.

    Semasa pemeriksaan, para pegawai mendapati beberapa percanggahan dalam jumlah makanan yang diisytiharkan. Tetapi dia tidak berhenti di kawasan pemeriksaan untuk pemeriksaan lanjut, sebaliknya memandu lalu.

    Polis menjumpai keretanya di Pioneer Road North selepas pukul 2.00 petang dan Dawood kemudiannya ditangkap.

    Source: http://berita.mediacorp.sg