POLICE have arrested a 39-year-old man for making a bomb-hoax
call to the Police emergency hotline '999'.
Police said they received an anonymous call via the emergency
hotline '999' at about 3pm on Wednesday from a man who claimed that
he was a terrorist and that Sentosa would be blown up.
Following the call, security measures were stepped up while
investigators from Central Police Division sprang into action to
trace the anonymous caller.
The officers conducted extensive ground enquiries and managed to
establish the identity of the suspect. Their efforts paid off when
the suspect was spotted by officers along Tras Street at about
11pm. He was arrested.
Investigations revealed that the threat was not substantiated
and the call was a hoax.
The suspect will be charged in court 26 on Friday. If convicted,
he faces a fine of up to $100,000 or a jail term of up to five
years, or both. A court order will also be sought for the suspect
to be remanded at the Institute of Mental Health for psychiatric
assessment.