{"id":73588,"date":"2026-08-02T09:26:05","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T01:26:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=73588"},"modified":"2026-08-02T09:26:05","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T01:26:05","slug":"man-arrested-for-allegedly-shooting-marbles-at-birds-and-damaging-window-in-woodlands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=73588","title":{"rendered":"Man arrested for allegedly shooting marbles at birds and damaging window in Woodlands"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">SINGAPORE \u2013 A <!-- -->56<!-- -->-year-old man will be charged <!-- -->with committing a<!-- --> rash act after he was arrested for allegedly using a catapult to shoot marbles at a flock of birds <!-- -->and<!-- --> damaging a window in the process.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">In a statement released on Aug 2, the police said they were alerted to a damaged bedroom window of a residential unit <!-- -->at<!-- --> Block <!-- -->646<!-- --> Woodlands Ring Road on July <!-- -->28<!-- -->.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">\u201cThe damage was believed to be caused by an impact from a projectile,\u201d the police added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Following ground enquiries by officers from the Woodlands Police Division, the suspect was identified and arrested on Aug <!-- -->1<!-- -->.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Investigations revealed that the man had used a catapult to shoot marbles at a flock of birds in the area, with one marble striking the unit\u2019s window, damaging it in the process.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"default 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\/b8586100d2f053f18738960be64fd5cf7c4e48c4662628e05e5e4a0bc10e8252?w=480\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 720px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/b8586100d2f053f18738960be64fd5cf7c4e48c4662628e05e5e4a0bc10e8252?w=720\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 721px and max-width: 3999px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/b8586100d2f053f18738960be64fd5cf7c4e48c4662628e05e5e4a0bc10e8252?w=900\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 4000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/b8586100d2f053f18738960be64fd5cf7c4e48c4662628e05e5e4a0bc10e8252\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/b8586100d2f053f18738960be64fd5cf7c4e48c4662628e05e5e4a0bc10e8252\" alt=\"A catapult and an assortment of marbles and pebbles were seized.\" class=\"aspect-default flex items-start shrink-0 object-cover default article-default mobile:w-auto tablet:w-auto\" data-testid=\"image-test-id\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"mobile:mx-16 tablet:mx-00 pt-08 pb-16\">\n<p class=\"inline text-secondary font-secondary-captions-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"inline-media-caption-test-id\">A catapult and an assortment of marbles and pebbles were seized.<\/p>\n<p class=\"inline text-tertiary font-secondary-captions-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"inline-media-credit-test-id\"> <!-- -->PHOTO: SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">A catapult and an assortment of marbles and pebbles were seized.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The man will be charged in court on Aug 3 with the offence of rash act.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">If found guilty, the suspect could be jailed for up to six months, fined up to $2,500, or both.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<center><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/man-arrested-for-allegedly-shooting-marbles-at-birds-and-damaging-window-in-woodlands\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><br \/>\n<center\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SINGAPORE \u2013 A 56-year-old man will be charged with committing a rash act after he was arrested for allegedly using a catapult to shoot 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