Singapore crime

Warrant of arrest issued against S’porean linked to alleged scam kingpin Chen Zhi

Alleged scam kingpin Chen Zhi was arrested in Cambodia on Jan 6, and he has since been deported to China.

Jail for 2 foreigners over ruse to buy luxury goods with other individuals’ credit card details

Court documents did not disclose how the unnamed individuals’ credit card details ended up in the mobile phones.

Couple found dead in Punggol HDB flat; police investigating

One of the bodies being removed from the unit at Block 408B Northshore Drive, at 7.18pm on Feb 27.

Jail, caning for man who raped domestic worker outside MRT station after posing as cop

Sharveen Chetty, a Malaysian, was sentenced to 12 years' jail and 12 stokes of he cane.

Jail for man linked to foreigner who fled before others were nabbed in $3b money laundering case

Chinese national Chen Yiren had worked for Vanuatu citizen Xu Liangbiao whose whereabouts are unknown after he left Singapore on Aug 14, 2023.

Fake vaccine trial: Patient who received jab said she had no clue what she was injected with

The patient, a prosecution witness, said she only learnt she had received a saline jab instead of Sinopharm after she was interviewed by MOH investigators.

S’pore scam losses fall to $913m in 2025; new trend of victims handing over gold bars to syndicates

Police figures showed that those aged between 50 and 64 commonly fell for phishing scams.

Fine for man caught vaping inside MRT train

Tay Choon Loong Aloysius was convicted of one count of possession of an imitation tobacco product, and another count of purchasing an imitation tobacco product.

Police investigating report of suspicious person seen in Upper Thomson near recent break-ins

Special Operations Command police vehicles were seen along Upper Thomson Road.

More rape, molestation cases contribute to rise in physical crime in 2025; shop theft incidents fall

Overall, physical crime cases increased from 19,969 in 2024 to 20,857 in 2025, said the police in its annual crime brief released on Feb 24.

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