Uncle in supermarket confronts voyeur he sees placing phone under female victim's dress

Mr Ng Fook Leong was browsing for groceries at a supermarket when he spotted a man discreetly placing a mobile phone under a female victim’s dress.

The victim was squatting down and had not noticed it.

Mr Ng immediately alerted the female victim and confronted the man before calling the police.

The man was subsequently arrested for voyeurism.

For his good deed on Nov 8 last year, Mr Ng was one of five members of the public to receive Public Spiritedness Award presented by the Clementi Police Division on Monday (Feb 6).

Two other recipients were neighbours, Ms Herda Wati Binte Abdul Rahman and Mr Osman Bin Talib.

On Sept 21 last year, Ms Herda and Mr Osman were at home when they heard a scream from their void deck. They checked the void deck and saw a female victim in distress. They immediately called for the police and gathered information from the victim.

Mr Osman helped to search for the man while Ms Herda stayed with the female victim to calm her down. Mr Osman managed to locate the man onboard a bus and alerted nearby police officers to the man’s location.

Their actions led to the swift arrest of the man for outrage of modesty.

The fourth and fifth recipient of the Public Spiritedness Award were Mr Lee Weiming and Mr Lee Kok Hon

On July 14 last year, they witnessed a man stealing a handbag from the victim and fleeing the scene. They immediately gave chase and managed to detain the man. They prevented the man from escaping with the stolen handbag and handed him over to the responding police officers.

From left: Mr Lee Weiming. Mr Ng Fook Leong, Assistant Commissioner of Police Serene Chiu and Mr Osman Bin Talib.

Six organisations were also presented with the Community Partnership Award (Organisation) for their close collaboration with Clementi Police Division in enhancing their security and crime prevention measures, to prevent, deter and detect crime in 2022.

They were:

• Crescent Girls' School
• IMM Building
• Jurongville Secondary School
• Mount Faber Leisure Group
• National University Hospital, Operations Support Services
• Sheng Siong Supermarket (Clementi West Street 2 branch)

Five staff members were also presented with the Community Partnership Award (Individual) in recognition of their commitment and contribution towards preventing and detecting crimes.

On July 10 last year, Mr Aidil Bin Aman, a Security Officer at ASPRI Westlite Papan-Liang Beng, was on duty at the dormitory when a dispute broke out between two groups of migrant workers. He noticed one of the workers behaving suspiciously and holding onto a sharp object. Mr Aidil quickly intervened to stop the worker from entering further into the premises, while waiting for police’s arrival. His actions prevented the incident from escalating and helped avoid potential casualties.

On April 3 last year, Mr Hedger David Gerard, Station Manager from SMRT Corporation, heard cries for help from his office and intervened to stop the man from leaving the station. The man was subsequently arrested for outrage of modesty.

The other three staff member who were also recognised were:

• Dr Christopher Cheok, Institute of Mental Health
• Mr Maidin Shah Mohd Eusoff, Jurong Penjuru Dormitory 1
• Mr Silvester Benaiah Invinci, Jurong Penjuru Dormitory 2

From left: Mr Aidil Bin Aman, Mr Hedger David Gerard,  Assistant Commissioner of Police Serene Chiu, Mr Maidin Shah Mohd Eusoff and Mr Silvester Benaiah Invinci.

Assistant Commissioner of Police Serene Chiu, Commander of Clementi Police Division, expressed her appreciation to the award recipients for their public spiritedness in making the community a safer and more secure place to live in.

She said, “Fighting crime is a community effort. The award recipients have demonstrated commitment and took action to prevent, deter and detect crime. We thank them for their community mindedness and vigilance in keeping Singapore safe and secure. We hope their stories will inspire others.”