Bicycle-lock ploy leads to man's arrest in loanshark harassment case
A 32-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday (Nov 3) for his alleged involvement in a case of loanshark harassment in Taman Jurong.Police said in a news release on Wednesday night that they were alerted to the case at a residential unit along Kang Ching Road at about 4.10pm on Tuesday.A photograph of the alleged crime scene provided by the police shows the unit's metal gate secured with two bicycle locks.Officers from Jurong Police Division identified the man through follow-up investigations and with the aid of images from police cameras, arresting him on the same day of his alleged crime.The bicycle locks used were also seized as case exhibits.According to the police, preliminary investigations revealed that the man is involved in other similar cases of harassment islandwide.The 32-year-old will be charged in court on Thursday with the offence of loanshark harassment.If found guilty of the said offence, the man could be jailed for up to five years, fined up to $50,000, and receive up to six strokes of the cane.