57-year-old man arrested for gaming in public at Toa Payoh

Submitted by Stomper Wei Sien

A 57-year-old man was arrested for gaming in public at Toa Payoh in the early hours of Monday morning (July 26).

Stomper Tan Wei Sien alerted Stomp to the incident and shared photos he took of the man being escorted away by police officers.

"I saw some people running after police officers arrived at the scene," he said.

"I witnessed the officers in uniform arresting the man after doing my Grab delivery."

In response to a Stomp query, the police said they received a call for assistance at Block 210 Lorong 8 Toa Payoh at 3.15am.

"A 57-year-old man was arrested for gaming in public," a police spokesman said.

Police investigations are ongoing.