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Singapore Man Charged Over Prank Police Calls and Egging of Patrol Cars

The case underscores the costs of false emergency calls to frontline police.

Overview

  • Davin Lian Ke Xiang, 28, was charged with vandalism in court and was ordered to be held a week for investigations.
  • Police say he is linked to at least 18 prank calls to the emergency hotline that reported crimes which were not real.
  • Officers who responded to those false reports had eggs thrown at their cars on three separate occasions after they got out to check.
  • Investigators say the calls came from a mobile line obtained using a lost identity card that was used to set up the account.
  • Officers from Ang Mo Kio Police Division arrested him after follow-up checks, and the vandalism charge can bring up to three years in jail, a fine, and caning.