8 boys, including a 12-year-old, arrested in Hougang prank case
What's next: All 12 youths under investigation could face up to three months in jail, a S$2,000 fine, or both.
Singapore police arrested eight boys ages 12 to 15 over a string of late-night public nuisance incidents at a Hougang Avenue 8 home, with four other male teenagers also assisting investigators. Police said the youths took part in an online-publicized prank between September and November, repeatedly going to the residential unit at night, knocking on doors and windows, then running away. Authorities said the acts distressed the occupants and their neighbors. Officers from the Ang Mo Kio Police Division identified the suspects through ground inquiries and CCTV footage. Police are still trying to identify others who may have been involved.