Season 19

Illegal Immigrants
Rescued at sea off Sembawang. On 8 Dec 2003 at 1.17am, Police Coast Guard picked up four illegal immigrants from the sea off Sembawang. The three Myanmese men and PRC woman were trying to swim across the Johor Straits into Singapore, with nothing more than a child's float and a black plastic bag of belongings. They had no legal papers. For that, they had paid unscrupulous agents $800 to $1000 each.

Murder of Shahrul Hameed s/o Malikkan Pilla.

On 16 Oct 03 at about 7.40pm, 72-year-old Shahrul Hameed, a security guard, took over the night shift at a warehouse complex at 6 Toh Guan Road East. The next morning, at about 8.14am, the cleaner found him. He was dead.

On 17 Feb 04 at about 1pm, a 60-year-old woman was approached by a stranger for help in carrying some items. They were joined by a second, who offered to buy the items. The first leaves to get more of the items to sell to the second. A third man appears and offers to buy the items from the second at a higher price.

Credit Card Fraud
Crimewatch offers crime prevention advice on a credit card scam, where the conman would call up unsuspecting credit card account holders and ask for their credit card account number and the three-digit card.

Operation "Firestone"
Manhunt for SARS robber. When SARS broke out in the middle of last year, members of the public were advised to wear masks to protect themselves from the deadly virus. Many did. But some had more than just personal protection in mind. On 13 April 2003 at about 7pm, a lone robber hit a betting centre at Clementi West St 2. 10 minutes later, he robbed a goldsmith across the road at Ginza Plaza. He was masked and armed with a 'gun'.

How safe is Internet Banking?
On 19th June 2002 more than $62,000 was siphoned off from 28 bank accounts via the internet. How did the culprit break into the victim's systems? Does this mean that internet banking is unsafe? Are there ways we can protect ourselves from being unwitting victims of the same crime?

Crimewatch brings you the answers to all these and more.

Hawkers Cheated
This scam first surfaced in April 2003. There have been more than 35 cases reported since. The victims are hawkers at food centres or shop owners.

Taxi con
In March 2003, a pair of cheats decided to make taxi drivers the primary targets in crime spree. The cheats would con the drivers into handing over their cash and mobile phones on false pretences. The pair was finally apprehended by G Div.

K9 tails
This Crimewatch special feature provides some insights on the relationship between K9 Unit officers and their canine partners as they work to keep Singapore safe. The segment also features the training of new explosive detection dogs.

Do's and Don'ts of cherry-picking at sales
With the Great Singapore Sale kicking off in June, Crimewatch features the March 2004 arrest of a syndicate of foreign nationals who came to do some cherry picking themselves - by picking the pockets of shoppers.

CNB Bonus Trail
CNB tracks down Ah Dan, an elusive drug trafficker.

Cops
How to spot a fake The Speed Camera

Police appeal for witness to a hit-and-run of an elderly man at Yio Chu Kang (Feb 2004)

DNA Tracks
DNA may help to solve the case of a woman who was robbed and molested in a lift.

Commercial properties are also the target of “house” breakers.

$23,000 armed gang robbery at Toh Guan Road.
7 men armed with parang deprive a business man of his money.

Murdered at Home
In 24 hours, police nab the killer and robber of a 26-year-old woman.

Police appeal for witness to a handphone theft.

Special Operations Command: A behind-the-scene look

Money in Dustbin Ruse
Police apprehend a man who cons people to leave money in a dustbin for relatives.

Case of Outraged Modesty at Yishun Ring Road
A man pretending to be looking a for a teacher, takes a girl to a staircase landing at Yishun and molests her.

Round the island serial house-breaking trio nabbed.
See how police nabbed this trio who ent on a seven month spree.

Job Benefit scam
Con man asks for ATM card so they can transfer money for a cleaner after she has won an award prize money.

Kidnappers Ransom Bid Foiled
Two audacious kidnappers kidnapped a young girl and demanded a million dollars on Christmas day 2003.

Robbery at Jalan Sultan
A courier for a money changer is robbed of $680000 and police swing into action to nab the culprits.

Murder of taxi driver at Pioneer Sector Walk.
Appeal by police for witness

Two bullies go on a shopping spree after relieving victims of handphones and wallets.

A look at the Traffic Cops.