Teen e-bike rider arrested for evading roadblock
The 16-year-old continued to flee on foot even after falling off his e-bike.
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SINGAPORE: A 16-year-old teenager who allegedly evaded a roadblock and continued to flee on foot after falling off his e-bike has been arrested, said police in a news release on Monday (Jun 3).
The incident happened on May 25, when Traffic Police officers were conducting a roadblock along Guillemard Road at about 2.55am.
The police said a rider of a power-assisted bicycle (PAB), or e-bike, was directed to stop for checks as he was not wearing a helmet. However, he failed to stop, and sped off.
"While doing so, he knocked down a police road barrier, fell off his PAB, and continued to flee on foot," said the police.
"After a brief chase, the officers detained and subsequently arrested him."
Police investigations revealed that the teenager possessed duty-unpaid contraband cigarettes at the time. The rider's e-bike, believed to be illegally modified, was seized by the Land Transport Authority.
Investigations are ongoing.
The offence of evasion of a roadblock carried a fine of up to S$10,000, a jail term of up to seven years, or both.
The offence of altering a PAB to be non-compliant carries a fine of up to S$20,000, a jail term of up to 24 months, or both for first-time individual offenders.
For buying, selling, delivering or possessing duty-unpaid cigarettes, offenders can be fined up to 40 times the amount of duty and Goods and Services Tax evaded, or jailed up to six years, or both.
