S'pore man, 32, allegedly crashes car into Yishun void deck, flees & locks himself inside unit for around 4 hours

A man crashed his car into the void of a Yishun HDB block and fled the scene before the Police arrived and locked himself in a residential unit.

According to the Singapore Police Force (SPF), the Police received a call for assistance at Block 150 Yishun Street 11 at 6pm on Jun. 6.

When officers arrived, they determined that a car had struck a nearby parked car and crashed into the block's void deck.

The driver of the car had fled the scene before the Police arrived.

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A stun device and suspected drug paraphernalia were found in the vehicle.

While the Police were conducting the follow-up investigations at 153 Yishun Street 11, a 32-year-old man believed to be the car driver apparently locked himself in a residential unit.

As it was assessed that the man might pose a danger to himself, officers from the Special Operations Command, the Crisis Negotiation Unit, and the Singapore Civil Defence Force responded to the incident.

The Police were able to gain entry to the unit at around 11:30pm and found suspected drug paraphernalia.

The man was subsequently arrested for possession of a stun device, traffic-related offences and suspected drug-related offences.

The suspected drug-related offences have been referred to the Central Narcotics Bureau for investigation.

Investigations are ongoing.