3, including 15-year-old, arrested for alleged motorcycle theft in Tampines

Three male individuals, aged between 15 and 21, were arrested on Monday (Aug 18) for their alleged involvement in a case of motorcycle theft in Tampines.

Police said in a news release on Tuesday night that they were alerted to the case at about 10pm on Sunday at a carpark along Tampines Street 83.

Officers from Bedok Police Division and the Police Operations Command Centre established the identities of the trio through follow-up investigations and ground enquiries, arresting them within 15 hours of the report being made.

The stolen motorcycle was also recovered.

Both the 21-year-old man and a 19-year-old teenager will be charged in court on Wednesday with the offence of theft of a motor vehicle with common intent.

If found guilty of the said offence, they could be jailed for up to seven years and fined.

Police investigations into the 15-year-old teenager are ongoing.

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