The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested two local men yesterday evening for causing a fire which burnt several scooters and cars after one of the suspects stole a helmet by burning through the strap, spokesman Tam Weng Keong said yesterday, adding that the duo failed to notice that a fragment of the strap was left behind which was glowing, causing a fire that then spread.
Tam announced details of the case to the media last night at the scene near the Barrier Gate border checkpoint. The police took the two suspects to the scene for a crime re-enactment watched by the media.
Tam identified the two suspects as a 30-year-old construction worker surnamed Lei and a 31-year-old pawnshop employee surnamed Koi.
Judiciary Police (PJ) officers talk to one of the hooded suspects last night outside Wa Fu Building near the Barrier Gate border checkpoint where scooters and cars were burnt. Photos: Iong Tat Choi
Judiciary Police (PJ) officers escort the two hooded suspects near the Barrier Gate border checkpoint during a crime re-enactment last night.
Firefighters extinguish a blaze gutting several scooters and cars outside Wa Fu Building near the Barrier Gate border checkpoint in the early hours yesterday.
