Singapore police arrest man after Yishun crash and 5-hour standoff
What's new: Officers found a stun device and suspected drug paraphernalia in the car and later inside the flat.
A 32-year-old man was arrested in Singapore after a car hit a parked vehicle and crashed into the void deck of Block 150 Yishun Street 11 on June 6, then the suspected driver locked himself inside a nearby flat for hours. Police said the man left the crash scene before officers arrived at about 6 p.m. A stun device and suspected drug paraphernalia were found in the car. During follow-up checks at Block 153 Yishun Street 11, officers believed to be tracking the driver found him barricaded in a residential unit. The Special Operations Command, Crisis Negotiation Unit and Singapore Civil Defence Force responded, and police entered the unit at about 11:30 p.m. They found suspected drug paraphernalia inside and arrested the man. No injuries were reported. The drug case was referred to the Central Narcotics Bureau.