Man arrested after 2½-hour stand-off with police in Ang Mo Kio flat

The police said they received a call for assistance at Block 420 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 10 at about 12.20am.

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Published Nov 05, 2026, 04:15 PM

Updated Nov 05, 2026, 04:16 PM

SINGAPORE – A man was arrested for carrying an offensive weapon in public following a 2½-hour stand-off with the police in the wee hours of Nov 5, after he locked himself in his flat in Ang Mo Kio.

In a media reply, the police said they received a call for assistance at Block 420 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 10 at about 12.20am.

When the officers arrived, they found that a 64-year-old man had locked himself in his flat, and they assessed that he might have posed a danger to himself.

The police added that officers from the Crisis Negotiation Unit and Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) responded to the incident.

SCDF said it received a call for assistance at about 12.50am .

It deployed one safety life air pack. Rescuers from the Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team were also on standby as a precaution.

The man was arrested after police officers entered the flat at about 2.50am. A knife was seized.

Police investigations are ongoing.

警方表示，他们于凌晨 12 点 20 分左右接到求助电话，地点位于宏茂桥 10 道第 420 座。

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发布于 2026 年 11 月 5 日下午 4:15

更新于2026年11月5日下午4:16

新加坡——11月5日凌晨，一名男子将自己反锁在宏茂桥的公寓内，与警方对峙两个半小时后，因在公共场合携带攻击性武器而被捕。

警方在回复媒体时表示，他们于凌晨 12 点 20 分左右接到求助电话，称宏茂桥 10 道第 420 座组屋发生紧急情况。

警员到达现场后发现，一名 64 岁男子将自己锁在公寓里，他们评估认为他可能对自己构成危险。

警方补充说，危机谈判小组和新加坡民防部队（SCDF）的官员已对该事件做出响应。

新加坡民防部队表示，他们于凌晨 12 点 50 分左右接到求助电话。

它部署了一套安全救生空气呼吸器。作为预防措施，灾害援助和救援队的救援人员也处于待命状态。

凌晨2点50分左右，警方进入公寓后逮捕了该男子，并缴获了一把刀。

警方调查仍在进行中。