The Police are investigating a 58-year-old woman for allegedly providing false information to a public servant.
On 14 June 2021 at about 8pm, the Police were alerted to a case of house breaking and theft in a residential unit along Boon Lay Drive. The woman purportedly informed the Police that someone entered her unit and jewellery amounting to $4,000 was stolen.
During the course of investigations, officers from Jurong Police Division detected several inconsistencies in the woman’s account and the CCTV footages that were obtained by the officers. Preliminary investigations revealed that the woman had purportedly provided false information to the police officers and was not a victim of the reported crime.
Police investigations against the woman are ongoing. The offence of giving any information which a person knows to be false to a public servant carries an imprisonment term which may extend to two years, a fine, or both.
The Police would like to remind members of the public that police resources could have been put to better use in dealing with real crimes and emergencies than investigating into false reports or false information. Those who lodge false police reports or provide false information will face serious consequences under the law.
Source: Singapore Police Force