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S'pore police commend a dozen members of public for catching alleged perverts
Caught on public transport network.
January 10, 2025, 02:43 PM
A total of 12 members of the public were commended for their public spiritedness and three individuals were commended for their strong community partnership with the police on Jan. 8, during a ceremony held at the Senior Police Officers’ Mess.
Award recipients
Award recipients
About the cases
Here are the facts of some of these cases:
On Mar. 20, 2024, Muhammad Razali Bin Hashi and Wong Khai Hong spotted a man acting suspiciously behind a female commuter whilst using the upriding escalator at Admiralty MRT station.
They saw the man allegedly taking upskirt photos of the female commuter and assisted to detain the man till the police’s arrival.
The man was subsequently arrested for voyeurism.
On Jul. 3, 2024, Daniel Chew Kian Leong saw a man standing suspiciously behind a female commuter on an upriding escalator at Woodlands MRT station.
He saw the man allegedly pointing a mobile phone under the female commuter’s skirt.
The man fled when approached by Chew.
Following a short chase, the man was detained by Chew, and the police was called in.
The man was subsequently arrested for voyeurism.
On Aug. 19, 2024, Heng Kian Ping was taking the upriding escalator at Sengkang MRT station when he spotted a man acting suspiciously behind a female commuter.
He saw the man allegedly pointing a mobile phone under the female commuter’s skirt.
Heng then alerted the victim and detained the man till the police’s arrival.
The man was subsequently arrested for voyeurism.
On Aug. 24, 2024, Gordan Chay Jia Xing was onboard a train from MacPherson MRT station when he saw a man allegedly taking photos of a female commuter who was seated.
He approached the man at Tampines MRT station and alerted the station staff, who then informed the police officers who were patrolling at the MRT station.
There were obscene materials found in the man’s phone and he was subsequently arrested for possession of obscene materials.
On Aug. 27, 2024, Chelsea Zhao Yi Xin saw a man allegedly touching a female commuter’s rear with his hip whilst onboard the train.
She approached the man and alerted the station staff who then called for the police’s assistance.
The man was subsequently arrested for outrage of modesty.
Award recipients
On Sep. 9, 2024, Wong Kang Tai was taking the upriding escalator at City Hall MRT station when he noticed a man allegedly attempting to point his phone’s camera under a victim’s dress.
Wong alerted the victim, and they detained the man till the police’s arrival.
The man was subsequently arrested for voyeurism.
On Oct. 10, 2024, Zoe Lalitha was at Serangoon MRT station when she spotted a male youth allegedly attempting to take upskirt photos of a female commuter.
Zoe alerted the victim and they approached the youth together with the MRT station staff.
The youth’s phone was found with upskirt photos of other female victims.
The youth was subsequently arrested for voyeurism.
Public Spiritedness Award presented to Zoe Lalitha
On Oct. 11, 2024, Wong Chun Yang was onboard a train from Bishan MRT station when he spotted a man allegedly pointing his mobile phone towards a female commuter’s rear.
He alerted the victim and approached the man whose phone was found with voyeuristic and pornographic materials.
The man was subsequently arrested for public nuisance and possession of obscene materials.
On Oct. 27, 2024, Zhu Yuan Yuan was using the upriding escalator at Paya Lebar MRT station when she saw a man allegedly touching his genitals behind a female commuter.
She alerted the MRT station staff and they searched for the man together.
The police officers managed to detain the man at Kembangan MRT station and he was also found in possession of a mobile phone not belonging to him.
The man was subsequently arrested for obscene act and fraudulent possession under the Miscellaneous Offences Act 1906.
On Nov. 1, 2024, Keith Ng Jun Jie was taking the upriding escalator at Tampines MRT station when he noticed a man acting suspiciously behind a female commuter.
After witnessing the man allegedly taking upskirt photos of the female commuter, Ng approached the man to stop him.
The man was subsequently arrested for voyeurism.
Individuals commended for Community Partnership Award
Three staff from SMRT Corporation were presented with the Community Partnership Award in recognition of their commitment and contribution towards detecting and preventing crimes.
On Oct. 20, 2024, Tan How Miang from SMRT Corporation was alerted by a female commuter that she was harassed by a man in the train.
Tan managed to stop the man from leaving Orchard MRT station and the police was called in.
The man was subsequently arrested for public nuisance.
Community Partnership Award presented to Tan How Miang
Assistant Commissioner of Police Masagoes Idris Hussain, commander of Public Transport Security Command, praised the award recipients for making the public land transport network a safer and more secure place to commute.
He said:
“The police have zero tolerance towards sexual offenders who threaten the personal safety of those in the community, and offenders will be dealt with sternly in accordance with the law. We urge members of the public to be vigilant and report to the Police immediately if they come across such incidents."
All photos via Singapore Police Force
