Man who made over 1,000 silent calls to police to be charged

“The man took elaborate measures to conceal his identity, including using a foreign number to make the calls and remaining silent during the calls.”

Officers from the Woodlands Police Division established the man’s identity through investigations and arrested him on May 11.

He will be charged with obstructing a public servant in the discharge of his public functions, as well as transacting of a SIM card registered using another person’s personal information for criminal activity.

If found guilty of the first charge, he could be jailed for up to six months, fined up to $2,500, or both.

If convicted of the second charge, he could face a jail term of up to three years, a fine of up to $10,000, or both.

“The police take a serious view of persons who make silent or false calls to police hotlines to obstruct their duties and will spare no effort to trace and prosecute such callers in court where necessary,” they said.