Man bites arm of cop who manages to subdue and arrest him with support of other police officers
A 31-year-old man was arrested for injuring a police officer, driving dangerously, driving without a valid licence and suspected drug-related offences on Sept 16 and charged the next day.
A pair of Traffic Police officers was patrolling along Kallang-Paya Lebar Expressway at about 1.25am on Sept 16 when they noticed a car travelling at high speed.
Even though the driver was signalled to stop, he did not comply and sped away, evading the pursuit of the officers. Driving in a dangerous manner, he ran a red light before eventually crashing his car into a metal pole at Punggol Central.
The driver then fled on foot, but the pursuing officers managed to stop him. While they were trying to detain the man, he bit one of the officers on his left arm.
Despite his injury, the officer managed to subdue and arrest the man together with the support of other officers who had arrived swiftly as reinforcements.
A search was conducted on the man and drug paraphernalia was found in his possession.
The 26-year-old officer who was bitten suffered a bruise on his left arm. He was taken to the hospital and subsequently discharged with two days of medical leave.
Investigations revealed that Mohammad Ridzuan Rohaizat was wanted by the police for offering cash in February 2024 for his Singpass credentials. He had handed over his Singpass log-in details to an unknown party. Attempts to open bank accounts by the unknown party were unsuccessful.
The man was charged with the following offences:
- One count of voluntarily causing hurt to deter a public servant from the discharge of his duty, punishable with an imprisonment for a term of up to seven years, and a fine or caning.
- One count of dangerous driving, punishable with an imprisonment for a term of up to 12 months, or a fine of up to $5,000 or both.
- One count of driving without a valid licence, punishable with an imprisonment for a term of up to three years, or a fine of up to $10,000, or both.
- One count of using a motor vehicle without insurance coverage, punishable with a fine of up to $1,000, or an imprisonment term of up to three months, or both.
- One count of disclosure of password, access code, et cetera, in relation to national digital identity service under the Computer Misuse Act 1993, punishable with an imprisonment term not exceeding three years, a fine not exceeding S$10,000 or both, for first-time offenders.
Investigations by Central Narcotics Bureau into the suspected drug-related offences are ongoing.
