I would like to thank a resident for calling the HOTLINE when a man, claiming to be a resident of Block 789, approached different homes in that block sociliting for money, on pretext that his child is sick, wife is not home yet and would like to borrow some money for medical needs. She was alert and fast enough to highlight to us, and we made a police report on her behalf with details of the man given to them.
We called our sources in that block to alert them and call us when they spot him. We gave some advise as to what to look out for and spend time to small talk with him, so that it would delay his departure while awaiting for the police to arrive.
The man was in his 50's, smartly dressed and spoke eloquently. When the police were on their way and would like to narrow the man's location, one of our sources called and we managed to direct the police to his spot, and they were spot on. The man was subsequently arrested and he was wanted for frauds in CCK areas as well.
Well, all of us play a part in his arrest when it took 45 mins from the call to the arrest being made. It goes to show that we can keep the community we live in safe, as long as all of us are observant to the things happen around us and care enough to take action.
A BIG thank you to the residents involved !!
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