Man messes up shoes, leaves bicycle lock on shoe rack of loanshark harassment victim's unit in Choa Chu Kang
A 59-year-old man was arrested in Singapore for alleged loanshark harassment after he was caught on camera tampering with a neighbor's shoe rack. The suspect faces potential jail time, fines, and caning under the Moneylenders Act.
Why it matters
This case illustrates the strict legal measures Singapore employs to combat illegal lending practices and harassment in residential areas.
Victims of loanshark harassment would usually receive threatening debtor's notes, have paint splashed on their doors, or get a bicycle lock on their unit's gates.
But a 59-year-old man, who is allegedly involved in a case of loanshark harassment at a residential unit on Choa Chu Kang Avenue 5 on the night of Aug 31, did something different.
He purportedly scattered shoes — placed on the victim's shoe rack outside the unit — across the floor, and allegedly left a bicycle lock on the shoe rack.
Officers from Jurong Police Division established the identity of the man through follow-up investigations and with the aid of images from police cameras.
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