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4 men arrested, to be charged with armed robbery in Jurong

SINGAPORE — The police have arrested four men suspected of being involved in an armed robbery with a knife that happened at a unit along Jurong Gateway Road on Thursday (Nov 19) afternoon.

The police were alerted to an armed robbery case at 4.15pm on Nov 19, 2020 and have been able to recover about S$30,000 of the S$48,000 taken by the suspects.

The police were alerted to an armed robbery case at 4.15pm on Nov 19, 2020 and have been able to recover about S$30,000 of the S$48,000 taken by the suspects.

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SINGAPORE — The police have arrested four men suspected of being involved in an armed robbery with a knife that happened at a unit along Jurong Gateway Road on Thursday (Nov 19) afternoon. 

Three men, aged 19 to 22, allegedly robbed the unit of about S$48,000, preliminary investigations showed. A fourth man, 26, was believed to have disposed of the knife used in the robbery.

“One of the men allegedly pointed a knife at a female staff, pulled her hair and demanded her to hand over the money in the unit,” the police said in a statement on Friday.

The men then dragged her into a room before fleeing with the cash.  

The police did not name the unit, but Chinese news site 8World on Thursday reported that OT Credit, a money lender located at Block 135, Jurong Gateway Road, was robbed that afternoon. 

The police said on Friday that they were alerted to the case at 4.15pm on Thursday and have been able to recover about S$30,000. 

“Efforts are underway to recover the rest of the loot,” they added.

The four men will be charged on Saturday with armed robbery with hurt. If found guilty, they could be jailed at least five years and caned at least 12 strokes.

Deputy Assistant Commissioner of Police Marc E said: “The men involved in the armed robbery displayed an egregious disregard of the law. The police will spare no effort in pursuing such criminals to bring them to justice.”

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