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Police arrested a man who verbally abused the staff of a supermarket in Ang Mo Kio despite being banned from the premises.
Angel Supermart posted a video on Facebook of the man raising a ruckus at his Ang Mo Kio store last Thursday (September 24).
The supermarket said in a caption that the man had been causing trouble for years, adding: “When can our staff get protection from thugs like this?”
He also said: “We have had supervisors and staff who quit out of fear, he makes personal threats against the safety of our staff, until no one dares to show up for work.
“Now, during the covid, he also refuses to wear his mask.”
This is despite the fact that Angel Supermart prohibits the man from entering their store.
In the video, the man can be heard hurling vulgarities and making derogatory comments against employees at the supermarket.
He ranted, “… Change the beer, plain and simple. And she says don’t come in. Who is she to … who is she?”
A staff member is then heard saying to the man, “My boss, ah, I’m telling you, you can’t come in”, only for him to reply, “I don’t want to talk to you too.”
In a statement on Friday (September 25), police said they arrested a 54-year-old man for his alleged involvement in a burglary case.
This comes after they received a call for assistance “regarding the man who was creating a nuisance in a supermarket along Ang Mo Kio avenue 4” on September 24, around 18:15.
“Preliminary investigations revealed that the store owner prohibited the man from entering the supermarket,” police added.
“Despite being asked by staff to leave the supermarket, the man continued to rant against the staff. The man was also not wearing a mask during the incident.”
Through investigations, officers from the Ang Mo Kio Police Division established the man’s identity and arrested him on Friday. He was charged in court on Saturday.
The man is also under investigation for his alleged violation of safe distancing measures and for intentionally causing harassment under the Protection Against Harassment Act.
The crime of trespassing carries a jail term of up to three months and / or a fine of up to $ 1,500, while the crime of intentionally causing harassment carries a jail term not to exceed six months and / or a fine that does not exceed $ 5,000.
In a later post Sunday, Angel Supermart thanked police “for personally coming to speak with our team, to reassure us” and said that “the promise of more regular patrols is certainly welcome.”
