SINGAPORE: A 33-year-old man has been arrested for a
making a bomb threat through a phone call.
On June 25, 2012 at about 2.10pm, the National Skin
Centre received a bomb threat and reported the matter to the
Police.
Police managed to trace the identity of the suspect,
and the man was arrested at his residence in Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3
later that same day.
Investigations against the suspect are in progress.
If found guilty for making a bomb threat, the man could be fined up
to S$50,000, be jailed for up to seven years, or both.
Commander of Ang Mo Kio Police Division, Assistant Commissioner of
Police Keok Tong San, said making a bomb threat is a serious
offence that causes disruptions and hampers police response to real
emergencies, and warned that such perpetrators will be tracked down
and brought to justice.
-CNA/ac