{"id":7198,"date":"2025-09-14T01:14:35","date_gmt":"2025-09-14T01:14:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/man-tries-to-rob-victim-with-penknife-in-geylang-arrested-within-7-hours\/"},"modified":"2025-09-14T01:14:35","modified_gmt":"2025-09-14T01:14:35","slug":"man-tries-to-rob-victim-with-penknife-in-geylang-arrested-within-7-hours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/man-tries-to-rob-victim-with-penknife-in-geylang-arrested-within-7-hours\/","title":{"rendered":"Man tries to rob victim with penknife in Geylang, arrested within 7 hours"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A 31-year-old man was arrested on Sept 11 after he allegedly attempted to rob another man while armed with a penknife.<\/p>\n

The police on Sept 12 said they were alerted to the incident in Lorong 8 Geylang at about 10.30am.<\/p>\n

The suspect allegedly tried to rob a 38-year-old man of his mobile phone, but the older man managed to flee without losing any of his valuables.<\/p>\n

Officers from Bedok Police Division arrested the suspect within seven hours of the report being lodged.<\/p>\n

He will be charged in court on Sept 13.<\/p>\n

If found guilty of attempted armed robbery, the man faces a jail term of between two and seven years. He can also receive at least 12 strokes of the cane.<\/p>\n

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The police stressed that they will “spare no effort” to arrest those who commit violent crimes.<\/p>\n

Individuals should remain calm during a robbery, take note of the perpetrator’s appearance and distinctive features, and call the police as soon as possible, they added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Aqil Hamzah for The Straits Times<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Man tries to rob victim with penknife in Geylang, arrested within 7 hours<\/sub><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A 31-year-old man was arrested on Sept 11 after he allegedly attempted to rob another man while armed with a penknife. The police on Sept 12 said they were alerted to the incident in Lorong 8 Geylang at about 10.30am. The suspect allegedly tried to rob a 38-year-old man of his mobile phone, but the…<\/p>\n

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