Four teenagers aged between 13 and 14 were arrested for defacing various neighbourhood areas in Punggol car park vandalism incidents. Residents of Block 325 Sumang Walk spotted multiple-storey car parks defaced with red paint on Sunday (Nov 13).
The suspects spray-painted obscenities on walls around the neighbourhood and defaced a parked motorcycle, reported Chinese language Shin Min Daily News. Facebook page SG Road Vigilante shared a video of the teens in action.
According to the report, nearly every level of a multi-storey car park had red paint on the walls.
The teens placed swear words on some sections, crossed out the “up” or “down” signage, and spray-painted the opposite direction to confuse motorists.
The neighbourhood’s fitness corner was also vandalized by the perpetrators.
Police confirmed receiving a report of vandalism on Sunday morning. Officers arrested four teenagers.
Police are investigating the Punggol car park vandalism incidents.
Each teen can be fined, imprisoned for up to two years, or both for mischief.
The penalty for vandalism is a fine of up to S$2,000 or imprisonment for up to three years and up to eight strokes of the cane.
The teens will be charged in juvenile court if their charges are prosecuted.
Netizens provided suggestions for the teens’ punishment, such as making them clean up the mess, followed by probation and cleaning the carparks for a year.
“Cane them, don’t give them a chance whether they are teenagers. They are big enough to date. No respect to property and time-consuming to repair,” said Facebook user Ken Tan.
Netizens noted that some youths are too daring and should be “charged as adults” to deter others. /TISG
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