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S'porean man, 29, arrested for telling police he wants to stab tow truck company 'boss' for repossessing his car
He also allegedly said he wanted to stab the car salesperson who sold him the car.
October 25, 2024, 05:54 PM
The police arrested a 29-year-old Singaporean man for his suspected involvement in a case of communicating false information of harmful thing.
On Oct. 22 at about 10:30am, the male caller, Vernon Yang Zhi Xian, allegedly informed the Investigation Branch Call Centre of Jurong Police Division via a call that he would use a knife to stab people if the police did not act on the report that he had lodged.
He had reported that his car was repossessed by a finance company and he had yet to retrieve his valuables from his car.
According to charge sheets seen by Mothership, Yang, who was at Ghim Moh at the time, allegedly said he would "take a knife and stab the boss of the towing company" that towed his car on Sep. 22, as well as the sales person of the car dealership that sold him the car.
Yang is accused of communicating this information knowing that such reference is false.
A second charge that Yang is facing stemmed from him allegedly saying the same things to the Investigation Branch Call Centre of Central Police Division on the same day at about 10:50am.
The accused was still at Ghim Moh at the time.
He had allegedly repeated his threat to stab the person who towed his car and the person who sold him the car.
Arrested three hours later
Officers from the Central Police Division arrested Yang along Upper Bukit Timah Road within three hours of the call.
No weapons were found on him when he was arrested.
The man was charged on Oct. 23 with two counts of communicating false information about harmful things.
The offence carries a jail term of up to seven years, a fine of up to S$50,000, or both.
The police said in their news release that they treat all security threats seriously and will not hesitate to take action against anyone who causes public alarm with false threats.
Beyond the fear and inconvenience caused to other members of the public, the making of false threats comes at a cost of public resources that have to be deployed to deal with the incident, the police added.
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