Boy & security guard tussle over bicycle at Downtown East after unauthorised stunts, police called

A security officer was filmed in a tug-of-war with a boy over a bicycle inside E!Hub at Downtown East in Pasir Ris.

The incident took place at around 5:40pm on Nov. 5, according to NTUC Club, which manages the mall.

Two videos of the incident are circulating on TikTok.

What the videos show

In one video, a security guard in a reflective vest and a boy in a dark green shirt were seen struggling for control of the bicycle, with neither letting go.

At one point, the guard was spun around as the boy held tightly onto the bicycle.

8world reported that it was a fixed-gear bicycle, colloquially known as a fixie.

Fixed-gear bicycles generally do not have handbrakes.

Instead, they rely on the rider's pedal resistance to stop.

In a second video, another man in white joined in and was seen speaking to both the guard and the boy.

He was later seen holding onto the seat of the bicycle as the struggle continued.

Police contacted

In a statement to Mothership, NTUC Club said its security officer saw two cyclists performing stunts while riding inside the mall at about 5:40pm on Nov. 5.

The officer asked them to move their bicycles to the designated bicycle parking area, but they did not comply.

Because the repeated stunt-riding posed a danger to mall visitors, the officer held on to one of the bicycles.

The security team then brought the cyclists to its security office and contacted the police, who attended to the matter.

NTUC Club thanked the member of the public who stepped in to help the officer.

It said the safety of its guests and staff is its top priority, and reminded visitors not to ride bicycles within the mall and to park them at designated bicycle parking areas.

Mothership understands the police have taken no further action.