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A 44-year-old man was arrested after allegedly throwing a rock twice on the Police Cantonment Complicated entrance on Sept 15.
The rock weighed nearly half a kilogram and shattered the glass door on the advanced’s predominant entrance.
The person is because of be charged underneath Singapore’s Vandalism Act, which permits fines, jail and caning for the offence.
SINGAPORE: A 44-year-old man might be charged after allegedly vandalising the Police Cantonment Complicated by throwing a rock at its glass entrance.
The incident occurred on Sept 15 at about 10:55 p.m., the Singapore Police Pressure (SPF) reported (Sept 16). Police had been alerted after the person allegedly threw a rock weighing nearly half a kilogram on the advanced’s predominant entrance.
Picture: Singapore Police Pressure (SPF)
Responding officers arrested him on the scene. Preliminary investigations discovered that he allegedly threw the identical rock twice. The second throw shattered the glass door. Police seized the rock as proof.
Arrest adopted inside minutes
SPF stated the person was believed to have been intoxicated when the incident occurred.
The circumstances add a placing element to what may in any other case seem to be a short act of property harm. The identical object was allegedly used twice earlier than the glass on the entrance broke.
Picture: Singapore Police Pressure (SPF)
The case additionally demonstrates how briskly an incident at a police facility can transfer from harm to an arrest and court docket proceedings. The person is scheduled to seem in court docket on Sept 17.
Vandalism carries severe penalties
The person faces a cost underneath Part 3 of the Vandalism Act 1966.
If convicted, the offence carries a nice of as much as S$2,000 or imprisonment of as much as three years. It additionally carries caning of between three and eight strokes. SPF stated it has zero tolerance for vandalism and can take motion in opposition to individuals who break the regulation.
For a broken glass door, the implications can prolong far past the price of repairs. A late-night act involving a single rock can result in prison expenses and important penalties.
Anger or intoxication would not erase duty. As soon as property is broken, the implications can observe lengthy after the second has handed.
