{"id":40664,"date":"2026-03-31T14:16:38","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T06:16:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=40664"},"modified":"2026-03-31T14:16:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T06:16:38","slug":"accused-28-taken-to-crime-scene-for-throwing-eggs-at-police-cars-on-three-occasions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=40664","title":{"rendered":"Accused, 28, taken to crime scene for throwing eggs at police cars on three occasions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">SINGAPORE \u2013 A 28-year-old suspect in a vandalism case was taken to the crime scene in Punggol by the police on March 31 morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Davin Lian Ke Xiang is accused of making at least 18 phone calls to the police and throwing eggs at police vehicles which had responded to his calls.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Lian was charged on March 25 with vandalism for throwing eggs at the vehicles.   <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">At about 10am, Lian, wearing arm and leg restraints and masked, was escorted by police officers to Block 296 Punggol Central, as a few curious residents watched.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Investigating officers were seen questioning Lian, who is not a resident there, on the fifth floor of the block. <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Man taken back to crime scene for throwing eggs at police cars\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tCwPq8RUp-I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">He was also questioned outside a refuse collection point.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">On March 21, Lian had allegedly thrown an egg at a police car parked at the refuse collection point of Block 296.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Between Feb 3 and March 22, the police had received Lian\u2019s phone calls reporting criminal activities which turned out to be false. <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">When officers responded to the incidents on March 15, 21 and 22, their cars were pelted with eggs after the officers had alighted to check for criminal activities. <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Lian was arrested on March 23 after follow-up investigations by officers from Ang Mo Kio Police Division.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Investigations revealed he had<!-- --> <!-- -->made the prank calls to the police hotline after obtaining a mobile line via an identity card that was reported lost. <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Court documents show that Lian had been handed<a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/courts-crime\/man-made-at-least-18-prank-calls-to-police-threw-eggs-at-responding-police-cars?ref=inline-article\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"gap-x-04 items-center inline text-primary-60 select-auto\" aria-label=\"link\" target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"custom-link\"><span class=\"font-body-baseline-regular inline\" data-testid=\"paragraph-test-id\"> two charges on October 2025<\/span><\/a> for criminal trespass and intimidation. <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">He had been on a remission order while both offences were reportedly committed. A remission order is usually granted after an offender has served two-thirds of his sentence, on the condition that he must not re-offend during that period.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"landscape inline-media-wrapper\" data-testid=\"inline-media-test-id\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col items-start relative w-fit\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/bc28881d2ce7f8fa50c19a81c85525d4b39b20fd9d191716e2e1ce389868a5d8?w=480\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 720px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/bc28881d2ce7f8fa50c19a81c85525d4b39b20fd9d191716e2e1ce389868a5d8?w=720\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 721px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/bc28881d2ce7f8fa50c19a81c85525d4b39b20fd9d191716e2e1ce389868a5d8?w=900\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/bc28881d2ce7f8fa50c19a81c85525d4b39b20fd9d191716e2e1ce389868a5d8\" alt=\"\" class=\"aspect-landscape flex items-start shrink-0 object-cover landscape article-landscape mobile:w-auto tablet:w-auto\" data-testid=\"image-test-id\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"mobile:mx-16 tablet:mx-00 flex flex-col gap-08 py-16 desktop:pb-24\">\n<p class=\"font-eyebrow-baseline-regular text-secondary\" data-testid=\"inline-media-caption-test-id\">Davin Lian Ke Xiang was charged on March 25 with vandalism for throwing eggs at the vehicles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-eyebrow-baseline-regular text-placeholder\" data-testid=\"inline-media-credit-test-id\">ST PHOTO: CHONG JUN LIANG<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">In court on March 25, Lian asked if he could seek psychiatric evaluation instead of being remanded, claiming to have committed the crimes due to stress.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The judge ordered Lian to be remanded for a week and said that an officer would assess if psychiatric help would be needed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Lian will return to court on April 1.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">If found guilty of vandalism, Lian can be jailed for up to three years, fined up to $2,000, and receive up to eight strokes of the cane. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/courts-crime\/accused-28-taken-to-crime-scene-for-throwing-eggs-at-police-cars-on-three-occasions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SINGAPORE \u2013 A 28-year-old suspect in a vandalism case was taken to the crime scene in Punggol by the police on March 31 morning. 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