Submitted by farhan on Tue, 02/06/2015 - 9:07am
1 shot dead 2 detained after ramming thru Police checkpoint
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A man was shot dead after he rammed through the barricades at a Police checkpoint near Shangri-La hotel early this morning, May 31.
The Singapore Police Force (SPF) confirmed in a Facebook post that one man was shot dead and two others were detained in an incident in the vicinity of the Shangri-La hotel at 4.36 am.
The trio was earlier stopped at a Police vehicular checkpoint set up along Ardmore Park. When asked to open the car boot for checks, the driver suddenly accelerated the vehicle towards Anderson Road.
Despite Police warnings to stop, the driver continued to crash through Police barricades, endangering the lives of the officers.
Police opened fire at the vehicle to stop further danger.
The vehicle subsequently stopped at the junction of Orange Grove Road and Anderson Road.
Substances believed to be drugs were found on one of the persons detained.
Police are in control of the situation. Orange Grove Road, Anderson Road and Ardmore Park are temporarily closed to facilitate police operations. Members of public are advised to stay away from the area.
Due to the ongoing Shangri-La Dialogue, security measures including vehicle and person check points have been put in place in the vicinity of the Shangri-La hotel.
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Wow, the full force is out, including the legendary SPF SUV.
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Residents near Shangri-La heard gunshots, screams
She's one of several people living near Shangri-La Hotel who were disturbed by a commotion in the early hours of Sunday morning.
Condominium resident Rachel Maher, 42, heard two shots being fired at 4.17am. Then a horn sounded.
The U.S. resident lives on the 11th storey of Admore II condominium.
She said: "We went out to the open area where the service elevator was, to have a look.
"We did not hear any voices until my husband heard men yelling." ​
There were about 50 officers at the scene, she added.
A shocked Ms Maher, who has been here with her husband and two children since last November said she had bad dreams after going back to bed.
Another resident in the area, Mr Andreas Rommel, heard two screams, which sounded like they came from a man.
"The first scream was longer than the second. I thought he was drunk," said the IT specialist, 35.
Read the full report in our print edition on June 1.
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SINGAPORE - Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen said the police "did the right thing" and handled Sunday's incident near the Shangri-La Hotel effectively.
The police were vigilant to the fact that the incident, which later turned out to be drug-related, could have been a terrorist plot, he said.
"The incident was an isolated one and drug-related, but the police did the right thing, ever vigilant to the fact that this could have been a terrorist plot," he wrote in a Facebook post on Sunday.
The Shangri-La Dialogue, an annual security conference being held at the hotel, went on smoothly despite the incident which involved three men who ignored police warnings to stop their car for a boot check.
Police fired at the vehicle which crashed through barricades and shot dead the 34-year-old Singaporean driver.
Two male passengers in the car, both Singaporeans, were arrested. Substances believed to be drugs were recovered from the car. The driver and one of the passengers were wanted by the police for various offences.
"The hundreds of delegates who attended the Shangri-La Dialogue might not have even known of the drug-related incident that happened near to them this morning, where the driver of the car was shot dead and two others apprehended," Dr Ng wrote.
"The Singapore Police Force had handled it so smoothly."
The three-day security summit, which wrapped up on Sunday afternoon, was attended by defence chiefs from 26 nations, security analysts, academics and media from around the world.Dr Ng said his breakfast meeting with another defence chief at the hotel continued as usual.
"I was on my way to a breakfast meeting with another defence minister at the hotel, but the area was cordoned off until the SAF CBRE Team searched the car thoroughly," he disclosed.
"No explosives or weapons were found, and we were allowed to proceed and the meeting continued as usual."
Dr Ng added in his post: "I felt extremely proud of our officers and men involved, who do their job with great professionalism and the highest standards. Because of their good efforts, we can continue with our lives as per normal each day. Thank you for keeping us safe - Salute!"
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eh, i just posted abv
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Why nobody here question why poo...lice acted fast to shoot local and poo..lice did not dare shoot india ah neh for that little india riot.
all here support anti sgporeans?
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Originally posted by SJS6638:
Where nobody here question why poo...lice acted fast to shoot local and poo..lice did not dare shoot india ah neh for that little india riot.
all here support anti sgporeans?
QFE
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Originally posted by FireIce:
QFE
Cnn .. plpzzp
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Shangri-La shooting: Terrorism ruled out
THE failed breach of a security checkpoint barely 250m from the venue of the Shangri-La Dialogue yesterday morning, when one man was shot dead and two arrested, may have eventually been found to be drug-related.
But "police did the right thing, ever vigilant to the fact that this could have been a terrorist plot", said Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen.
Only after a bomb squad confirmed that there were no weapons or explosives in the car was the all-clear given, and traffic, which was held up at a safe distance behind a cordon, allowed to resume. At about 11.30am, Orange Grove Road, Anderson Road and Ardmore Park were reopened.
"If there was an improvised explosive device detected, the implications would have been very sobering and serious for Singapore," added the minister.
The area around Shangri-La Hotel had been placed under a tight security net, given that it was hosting a major security summit attended by defence ministers and security chiefs.
At around 4.30am at a highly secured checkpoint along Ardmore Park, three Singaporean men in a red Subaru Impreza defied orders to allow police to check the boot of the car.
Instead, the 34-year-old driver tried to make a run for it and crashed the car through the barricades. "Despite police warnings to stop, the driver continued to crash through police barricades, endangering the lives of the officers. Police opened fire at the vehicle to stop further danger," a police spokesman said.
The car, which had a single bullet hole in the front windscreen, came to a stop on a grass patch barely 250m from the entrance of the Shangri-La Hotel. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene. It was the first time in seven years that police have had to open fire, with the last incident - involving a knife-wielding man who continued to advance on an officer at Outram Park MRT station - occurring in 2008.
The two passengers, aged 26 and 31, were arrested. The latter was wounded and taken to hospital. Police later searched the vehicle and found a bag containing a white powdery substance - believed to be drugs - and drug paraphernalia.
The police yesterday said two of the men, including the driver, were wanted by the authorities, but added little more, declining to answer queries on their identities or how many shots were fired.
The Shangri-La Hotel was locked down briefly in the wake of the incident. Vehicles, delegates and the media were not allowed to enter the hotel from around 7.30am. But this is believed to have lasted for just 30 minutes and the three-day summit ended yesterday afternoon as scheduled.
Speaking to reporters, Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean said the police swiftly brought the situation under control.
"The investigations so far indicate that the situation is related to drugs," he said, adding that the police would deal firmly with lawbreakers to maintain public safety and security.
The incident came just days after the revelation that a local 19-year-old student had been detained under the Internal Security Act as he wanted to join the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria terror group. It was also reported last week that the group had identified Singapore as a possible target.
"All Singaporeans are thankful that it (a terror attack) did not happen this time, but with the threat of extremist terrorism, we must all be prepared if an actual terrorist plot does occur," said Dr Ng.
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DECEASED WIFE: IS THE POLICE JUSTIFIED TO SHOOT DEAD MY HUSBAND BECAUSE HE RUN AWAY?
- See more at: http://www.allsingaporestuff.com/article/deceased-wife-police-justified-shoot-dead-my-husband-because-he-run-away#sthash.bMhpjEH7.dpuf
The alleged wife of the man shot dead in the Shangri-La dash through incident has spoken up. In a Facebook post to the Singapore Police Force FB page, the woman who goes by the moniker Fifi Divinez (Nassida Nasir) questioned if the police is justified to shoot dead her husband with a M-16 rifle just because he tried to escape. According to her, her husband tried to escape the road block because he was driving without a valid license.
This was what she posted on SPF's Facebook page:
"Good Job To SPF yes ..and now tell me i am his Wife.My Name is Nassida Nasir .So tell me is it justify of the law to shot dead right on my husband head just because he tried to run away? Well people the real reason is bcoz he drove away and hit the barricades due to he did not have a driving license ! So is this how he will be punished ? And if it is a high security and professionals ones , they should know whether they hit a real terrorist. And here i am , with my 2months new born baby living without a father ! Who was scared and running away without a driving license and punished in terrible way ! So tell me if it was your husband can u live everyday without thinking of the incident !"
In response to some commentors who criticized her defense of her deceased husband, she said:
"Oh yeah , and so (not siding anyone) if the drugs was his , was the law created to shoot a person on the head w a riffle of M16 , tell me pls.. Cos i just can't accept the way he was being punished."
"The have just came out from cantonment and let me clarify this to you that bag wasn't even carried w him , and i do not need to say who or whoever but what i can say he ran because he broke the law and the only thing he did was driving w/o license ! Do u even think if there was so much of drugs ? Wouldn't they check the news and avoid such places like shang ri la thr because there was a high security road block . And my ans is my late husband was only enjoying his joyride ! And the joyride ended DEAD of his mischief"
For more potential updates from the deceased wife, you may visit the Facebook link posted below.
Source:
- See more at: http://www.allsingaporestuff.com/article/deceased-wife-police-justified-shoot-dead-my-husband-because-he-run-away#sthash.bMhpjEH7.dpuf- See more at: http://www.allsingaporestuff.com/article/deceased-wife-police-justified-shoot-dead-my-husband-because-he-run-away#sthash.bMhpjEH7.dpuf
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Without the car stopping, and the driver identified. Would anyone know if the driver had a valid driving licence? Duh.
If you didn't have a valid driving licence, would you take a car out for a joyride, knowing the risk of getting caught?
Take a car out for a joyride, not knowing whats in the car?
If you found drugs in a car, who would naturally become the first under suspicion?
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I wondered why did the police didn't use 'tested' system like spike strip or even EMP to stop running vehicle just like 'The Dark Knight Return'.
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Originally posted by ditzy:
Without the car stopping, and the driver identified. Would anyone know if the driver had a valid driving licence? Duh.
If you didn't have a valid driving licence, would you take a car out for a joyride, knowing the risk of getting caught?
Take a car out for a joyride, not knowing whats in the car?
If you found drugs in a car, who would naturally become the first under suspicion?
yah lah shuddup fifi
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Originally posted by TehJarVu:
yah lah shuddup fifi
西米塞
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Originally posted by FireIce:
西米塞
i say u meh
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Passengers in shooting case near Shangri-La Hotel charged with heroin trafficking
Two passengers in the car that crashed through police barriers near the Shangri-La Hotel in the wee hours of Sunday were charged in court with heroin trafficking on Monday.
According to The Straits Times, Mohamed Ismail, 31, and Muhammad Syahid Mohamed Yasin, 26, were both charged with possessing three packets of approximately 9g of heroin for the purpose of trafficking.
The men will be remanded for a week to facilitate investigations into possible further offences.
Mohamed Ismail, who sustained injuries during the incident but was conscious when taken to hospital, was charged via videolink.
The duo were arrested after the driver of the red Subaru Impreza car they were in was shot dead by police at around 4.30am on Sunday.
The driver, Mohamed Taufik Zahar, 34, defied orders to allow police to check the boot of the car and made a run for it, crashing the car through police barricades.
The area around Shangri-La Hotel had been placed under a tight security net, given that it was hosting a major security summit attended by defence ministers and security chiefs.
The police then opened fire at the vehicle. The car, which had a single bullet hole in the front windscreen, came to a stop on a grass patch barely 250m from the entrance of the Shangri-La Hotel. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police said the deceased man was wanted for failing to attend court for an offence of criminal intimidation. He also has previous drug offences and other criminal records.
Ismail is also wanted for drug related offences and for failing to stop at a roadblock. Both he and Muhammad Syahid Mohamed Yasin have previous drug related offences and criminal records.
If convicted, Ismail and Syahid face between 5 and 15 years' imprisonment and between 5 and 15 strokes of the cane.
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Shangri-La case: Passenger sentenced to 8 years' jail and three strokes for drug offences
SINGAPORE - One of the passengers in the car that crashed through a security barrier near Shangri-La Hotel last month was sentenced to eight years' jail and three strokes of the cane on Monday for drug offences.
Mohamed Ismail, 31, a cleaner, admitted to two counts of drug possession and one of drug consumption.
He was among three people in a red Subaru Impreza which failed to stop and crashed through the security barrier. Police fired a shot which killed the driver, Mohamad Taufik Zahar alias Ben, 34. The other accused Muhammad Syahid Mohamed Yasin, 26, who also faces several fresh charges, will plead guilty on Wednesday. The two men were originally accused of drug trafficking.
In Mohamed's case, the court heard that he had three packets of no less than 7.55g of powdery substance which was found to contain not less than 0.27g of heroin along Orange Grove Road at about 4.50am on May 31.