S'pore man, 24, forges & sells police warrant card for S$100, gets jailed

A 24-year-old man was handed a jail term for forging a police warrant card.

The accused's name is Zhu Shengyuan (transliteration).

How it unfolded

According to Shin Min Daily News, the case came to light on Feb. 12 this year, when police received a call from a hotel security manager at around 12pm.

The hotel security manager said a staff member had found a police warrant card in one of the guest rooms.

As the hotel was aware that the guest had a criminal record, they suspected the card was forged.

Police arrested the guest that evening. He admitted the card was forged and had been provided by Zhu.

At around 11:30pm the same night, police arrested Zhu at Eunos MRT station.

Forged the card for S$100

Zhu told police that in July 2025, the guest had asked him to create a fake police warrant card. He used computer software to design it, printed it out, and handed it over in exchange for at least S$100.

Investigations revealed that the guest had waved the forged police warrant card at other drivers on the road on at least one occasion, according to Shin Min.

Zhu faced a total of 13 charges, forgery, careless driving, and driving a motor vehicle without the owner's consent, according to Shin Min.

He pleaded guilty and was handed a 15-month jail term, fined S$1,200, and had his driving licence revoked for two years.

He did not pay the fine and opted to serve an additional five days in jail instead, according to court records cited by Shin Min.