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SINGAPORE: Four men were arrested in an armed robbery case at a unit along Jurong Gateway Road, police said on Friday (November 20).
The Singapore Police (SPF) said it was alerted to the theft around 4.15pm on Thursday. He declined to confirm the exact location of the unit or the type of business that operates there.
Preliminary investigations found that three men, ages 19 to 22, allegedly stole the unit, SPF said in a press release.
“One of the men allegedly pointed a knife at an employee, pulled her hair and demanded that she hand over the money to the unit,” said SPF. “The men later dragged her into a room inside the unit to confine her, before fleeing with cash amounting to about S $ 48,000.”
Stolen cash recovered by police, displayed during a press conference on November 20, 2020 (Photo: Matthew Mohan)
The police intelligence department and the Clementi police division established the identities of the three men and arrested them within 12 hours. A 26-year-old man was also arrested for allegedly disposing of the knife believed to have been used to commit the crime.
At a press conference Friday, Deputy Police Deputy Commissioner Mark E Kwan Szer said investigations had shown there was “some level of organization” in the execution of the robbery.
“From our investigations so far, we have established some level of organization to carry out this theft. They were conducting some kind of reconnaissance before attacking the unit, they were also checking the unit, if there were people inside, ”he told reporters.
“There was some level of planning, but the investigations are still ongoing and we are trying to determine how organized they were.”
Police officers also found a garment lying on the ground near the crime scene, DAC Marc E said, noting that the men tried to disguise themselves by changing clothes.
After the robbery, the men fled on foot, and part of their escape also involved a getaway vehicle, said DAC Marc E, who is also the commander of the Clementi police division.
Officers used CCTV footage and eyewitness accounts to track down the suspects, it added.
“Later there was an attempt to evade arrest but we managed to apprehend them,” he said.
The fourth suspect was located after the arrest of the three men.
About S $ 30,000 of the stolen money was recovered and police are working to recover the rest, SPF said.
Deputy Deputy Commissioner of Police Marc E Kwan Szer (left) and Superintendent Roy Lim speak during a press conference on November 20, 2020 (Photo: Matthew Mohan)
“The men involved in the armed robbery showed an indifferent disregard for the law. Despite their efforts to conceal their identities, Singapore Police officers worked tirelessly to quickly establish their identities and arrested them within 24 hours, ”said DAC Marc E.
“This case exemplifies the tireless commitment of the police to go after these criminals to bring them to justice.”
The four men will be charged in court Saturday with armed robbery with damage, which carries a jail term of between five and 20 years, and a minimum of 12 strokes of the baton.
