2 men & 1 woman locked themselves in Jurong East flat
Three people were arrested on Friday (3 April) night after locking themselves in a flat in Jurong East while trying to evade the law.
The two men and one woman were eventually nabbed for voluntarily causing hurt in committing robbery, the police said.
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Trio arrested in Jurong East are a couple & their friend
Residents told Lianhe Zaobao that they saw several police officers and at least three police vehicles at Block 262 Jurong East Street 24 on Friday night.
23-year-old delivery assistant Afiq said he had just returned home from work when he saw the officers gathered outside a fourth-floor unit opposite his.
The trio who were arrested — a couple and their friend — had moved in about two or three years ago, but he rarely saw them around.
Besides them, the unit was also occupied by an elderly couple, believed to be the parents of one of the young men.
Police officers attempted to enter unit
A 66-year-old neighbour surnamed Wang (transliterated from Mandarin) said she was about to sleep when she heard noises outside and saw police officers in the corridor.
She saw officers attempting to enter the unit, with some of them even climbing onto the roof of the four-storey block in order to gain access.
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When the elderly couple returned home, they opened the door using a key, residents told Shin Min Daily News.
At about 12 midnight, Mdm Wang saw the police taking away a man wearing black.
He allegedly has a criminal record, residents said.
SCDF deploys safety life air pack after trio lock themselves in Jurong East flat
In response to queries from MS News, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) said the incident took place at about 10.10pm on 3 April, while officers were conducting follow-up investigations into a case of voluntarily causing hurt in committing robbery.
Two men aged 21 and a 24-year-old woman refused to open the door and locked themselves inside the flat.
Officers from the Special Operations Command (SOC), Crisis Negotiation Unit and Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) were deployed to the scene.
SCDF, which was alerted at the same time, told MS News that it deployed one safety life air pack as a precautionary measure. Rescuers from the Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (DART) were also on standby.
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The police eventually gained entry into the flat at about 11.40pm and arrested the trio for voluntarily causing hurt in committing robbery.
One person was assessed by SCDF for minor injuries, but the person declined to be sent to the hospital.
Police investigations are ongoing.
Police seen investigating same case at Jurong East Central earlier
The police were reportedly seen in Jurong East Central earlier that day, investigating the same case, according to Zaobao.
Readers had sent in photos of red SOC vehicles parked along Venture Avenue, next to the Vision Exchange building, at about 3.20pm on the same day.
The location is about 2.5km from the flat where officers conducted follow-up investigations that night.
SOC officers were seen in the area, including Jurong East MRT station, witnesses said.
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