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The vandal behind "MY GRANDFATHER ROAD" slogan has been arrested and may be fined up to S$2,000, or jailed up to three years and caned. (Photo credits: Urban Redevelopment Authority)
The vandal behind the tongue-in-cheek "MY GRANDFATHER ROAD" mystery graffiti painted on several roads in Singapore, including the road directly facing the Ministry of National Developmenton Maxwell Road, has been arrested.
The suspect was allegedly also behind the circular, black-and-white stickers with captions such as "Press to time travel", "Anyhow press police catch" and "Press to Nirvana" which were pasted along Lau Pa Sat and on road traffic signs along Robinson Road in recent weeks.
Several stickers filled with catchy slogans were seen across Lau Pa Sat and Robinson Road. (Photo: Nicholas Ta …
Police have identified the vandal as a 25-year-old woman, reported Channel NewsAsia (CNA).
The Land Transport Authority (LTA) spotted the local slogan painted along Robinson Road and Maxwell Road and reported the matter to the police, said CNA.
A female suspect living in the east was then arrested on Sunday after investigations by the Central Police Division and the Police Intelligence Department.
According to the report, the police found several paint-stained stencils and stacks of stickers at the suspect's house and have since seized them for investigation.
The police told CNA that they take a serious view of such irresponsible actions and warned that offenders will be dealth with severely.
But not everyone agreed about the severity of the offence.
Facebook user Victor Kok commented on Yahoo Singapore's Facebook page, "You call this vandalism?… This is encouraging art and creativity, do we need a licence to be creative?"
Ashura Chia echoed Kok as she said, "This adds creativity and fun to the otherwise boring environment."
Remus Cheng however said "our society has no place for such impromptu creative acts … and [Singapore] is very much law-by-law".
A person who is convicted for vandalism can be punished with a fine of up to S$2,000, or jailed up to three years and caning.
The suspect was allegedly also behind the circular, black-and-white stickers with captions such as "Press to time travel", "Anyhow press police catch" and "Press to Nirvana" which were pasted along Lau Pa Sat and on road traffic signs along Robinson Road in recent weeks.
Several stickers filled with catchy slogans were seen across Lau Pa Sat and Robinson Road. (Photo: Nicholas Ta …Police have identified the vandal as a 25-year-old woman, reported Channel NewsAsia (CNA).
The Land Transport Authority (LTA) spotted the local slogan painted along Robinson Road and Maxwell Road and reported the matter to the police, said CNA.
A female suspect living in the east was then arrested on Sunday after investigations by the Central Police Division and the Police Intelligence Department.
According to the report, the police found several paint-stained stencils and stacks of stickers at the suspect's house and have since seized them for investigation.
The police told CNA that they take a serious view of such irresponsible actions and warned that offenders will be dealth with severely.
But not everyone agreed about the severity of the offence.
Facebook user Victor Kok commented on Yahoo Singapore's Facebook page, "You call this vandalism?… This is encouraging art and creativity, do we need a licence to be creative?"
Ashura Chia echoed Kok as she said, "This adds creativity and fun to the otherwise boring environment."
Remus Cheng however said "our society has no place for such impromptu creative acts … and [Singapore] is very much law-by-law".
A person who is convicted for vandalism can be punished with a fine of up to S$2,000, or jailed up to three years and caning.
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