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SINGAPORE: A man was charged Thursday (Nov. 19) with breaking and entering and failing to report a change of residential address.
For the crime of burglary, Jonathan Liao, 28, is charged with stealing a bra worth $ 25 and three keys valued at $ 7.50, according to court documents.
On June 23, a unit at Block 424D Yishun Avenue 11 was allegedly boarded through the kitchen window between 2 a.m. and 7 a.m.
Separately, Liao was also charged with trying to break into the same unit on August 4 at 7.55 am by removing the panels from the bathroom windows.
If convicted of a crime of trespassing under the Penal Code, you can be imprisoned for up to 10 years and fined.
Liao’s third charge was for failing to report his change of residence from October 2018 to December 11, 2019.
“According to the National Registry Law, all identity card (IC) holders must report a change of address within 28 days after moving to a new residence, whether the residence is located inside or outside from Singapore, “the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) said on Thursday.
In a press release, ICA said that police received a report on November 25, 2019 that Liao did not report a change of address after he moved from his registered residence.
The case was later turned over to ICA. During investigations, it was revealed that he moved out of his registered address in October 2018.
“The ICA agents had advised him to report his change of residence then, but he refused to do so,” the authority said.
Failure to report a residential address change could result in a fine of up to S $ 5,000, a jail term of up to five years, or both if convicted.
ICA said that it “takes a firm stance against any person who does not comply with the National Registry Law and its Regulations.”
The authority added that all Singaporeans and permanent residents have a responsibility to update their residential addresses “to ensure they can be contacted.”
Singapore residents who need to report an address change can do so online.
“The updated addresses will facilitate your transactions with government agencies,” ICA said.
