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3 loanshark runners held

A MOBILE PHONE left behind by a fleeing teen loanshark runner led to his arrest and two other youths.

The trio - two youths aged 18 and 16 and a teenage girl aged 14 - were caught on Wednesday for their suspected involvement in loanshark harassment.

Police received a tip-off at about 1.15pm on Wednesday about two suspicious youths at a staircase landings in a block along Hougang Ave 8. A member of public tried to to detain the pair, who managed to escape during a struggle. But they left behind a bag containing cans of paint and a mobile phone.

Officers from Ang Mo Kio Police Division later tracked down the three in the vicinity of Serangoon North Avenue 1 at about 4.05pm and arrested them.

Preliminary investigation revealed that all the trio were involved in loanshark harassment by scrawling loanshark-related graffiti and splashing paint at debtors' flats. A notebook believed to contain debtors' records were also seized from the teenage girl's possession.

The 18-year-old male suspect will be charged in court on Thursday for loanshark harassment.




3 loanshark runners held

[daylight]

why they are going after the small fry runners ?
go after the big fish lah.

[Entropy]

Its called deterance.. may scare off some kids considering taking up such jobs.

[gadenp]

Small Fry they caught, usually will get lesser sentence if they turn in the big fishes.

Unless you are a youngster, during a time in which the trend is for loan sharks to hire young teenagers.

Then you die already, while they make example of you. SG judges love making examples one. Just look at their long example making track record.