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SINGAPORE \u2013 Despite being arrested numerous times for offences including shoptheft and attempted housebreaking, a man continued to break the law.<\/p>\n
On Oct 21, Muhammad Syairul Hisham Hashim, 37, was sentenced to two years and eight months\u2019 jail.<\/p>\n
He pleaded guilty to one count each of consuming methamphetamine, possessing diamorphine and attempting to commit housebreaking, as well as three counts of theft.<\/p>\n
A total of 33 other charges, which were for offences committed over a period of one year and four months, were taken into consideration for his sentencing.<\/p>\n
Court documents show that around October 2024, Syairul\u2019s friend Ahmad Irshad Hamid purchased drugs from an unknown seller at an Owen Road HDB flat.<\/p>\n
About a week later, Ahmad decided to break into the seller\u2019s flat to commit theft. He told Syairul of his plan to deceive a locksmith into breaking the lock. Syairul agreed to accompany him.<\/p>\n
Outside the flat on Oct 7, 2024, Ahmad lied to the locksmith that the unit belonged to his uncle, before showing him a forged IC to back up the lie.<\/p>\n
The locksmith agreed to open the lock for the men, but their actions were caught on a CCTV camera that the seller had placed on his gate.<\/p>\n
The seller\u2019s wife immediately made a police report after receiving a notification on her mobile phone and seeing the men outside the gate.<\/p>\n
Officers arrived just as the locksmith was opening the padlock and arrested both Syairul and Ahmad.<\/p>\n
Court documents show Ahmad was handed a one-year jail term on March 18 for attempted housebreaking.<\/p>\n
Syairul was brought to the Central Narcotics Bureau after his arrest. Urine samples he provided tested positive for methamphetamine.<\/p>\n
He admitted that he had consumed methamphetamine that day, saying he had taken the drug up to three times a week for a period of up to three months.<\/p>\n
Syairul was remanded for investigations until Oct 16, 2024, before being released on bail.<\/p>\n
On Sept 17, 2025, Syairul was in the vicinity of Block 322 Yishun Central when he spotted a black personal mobility aid (PMA) left unattended at the void deck and stole it.<\/p>\n
A day later, the owner spotted someone selling his PMA on Carousell. During a meeting with the seller \u2013 who turned out to be Syairul \u2013 the owner took a picture of him and passed the information to the police.<\/p>\n
The PMA was not recovered and no restitution has been made.<\/p>\n
On Sept 22, 2025, Syairul was in the vicinity of Block 150 Yishun Street 11 when he spotted a personal mobility device (PMD) secured at the bicycle bay.<\/p>\n
He removed the bicycle lock securing the PMD and stole the device. His actions were captured on a police camera at the bicycle bay.<\/p>\n
When questioned by the police, Syairul admitted he had stolen the PMD and sold it on Carousell. No restitution has been made.<\/p>\n
On Oct 4, 2025, Syairul spotted a PMA\u00a0parked unsecured at the bicycle bay of Block 673A Yishun Avenue 4.<\/p>\n
He stole the PMA but his actions were again captured by a police camera at the void deck.<\/p>\n
Syairul was arrested on Oct 10, 2025 after a warrant of arrest was issued against him after he failed to turn up for a pre-trial conference at the District Court. The PMA was not recovered and no restitution has been made.<\/p>\n
Upon his arrest, officers seized a packet of powdery substance from him, which was found to contain diamorphine.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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