Police arrest 4 teens suspected of vandalism in Punggol carpark

Photos circulating on social media showed profanities spray-painted at a multi-storey carpark, a block signage and fitness corner. PHOTO: SG ROAD VIGILANTE/FACEBOOK

SINGAPORE – Four boys aged between 13 and 14 were arrested after the police were alerted to a case of suspected vandalism in a Punggol carpark past midnight on Sunday.

They were caught on video spray-painting profanities in red on the walls of the multi-storey carpark. Photos circulating on social media also showed a fitness corner, block signage and a parked motorcycle targeted. 

In response to queries, the police said on Monday that they were alerted to the incident at Block 325A Sumang Walk in Punggol at 2.40am on Sunday.

Investigations are ongoing.

The Straits Times has contacted the Pasir Ris-Punggol Town Council for comment.

Those who commit an act of vandalism may be fined up to $2,000, jailed for up to three years, or both.

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