A 53-year-old Singaporean, Chia Chee Khiang, has been accused of vandalism after allegedly carving scratches into the doors of a stationary police car a day after being released on bail. Court records and police statements cited by The Straits Times indicate that on April 6, Chia was officially charged with one count of vandalism and remanded to the Changi Prison Complex Medical Centre for a medical evaluation.
Chia had just commenced a 12-week jail sentence imposed on April 1, having pleaded guilty to two counts of mischief and one count of misappropriating items valued at over S$900. Those earlier offences reportedly took place at a badminton court on Jalan Membina on May 28, 2025, where he allegedly took an iPad, a power bank and a bag without permission. He also admitted to assaulting a laptop worth S$1,000 by punching and kicking it in a Jalan Membina shop on February 5, 2026, and then smashing a S$1,200 display cabinet with a hammer, scattering glass across the floor. He was subsequently released on S$5,000 bail after sentencing.
The latest incident occurred at around 7:40 pm on or about April 2 near Block 83 Redhill Lane. Police allege Chia walked up to a parked patrol car on a service road and used his key to gouge its doors. He was arrested two days later after officers were alerted to the damage.
His case is scheduled for mention in court on April 20. Under Singapore’s Vandalism Act, offenders may face fines up to S$2,000, imprisonment for up to three years, and for men under 50, three to eight strokes of the cane. As Chia is over 50, he would not be subject to caning if convicted.
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