It's the Love that i can't forget.

I was on an ambush ops last night for the cable stealing at the KTM railway track. And all we thought its long night with no luck in our side.

I with my partner was sitting at the bus stop and just wait. Till the radio is asking for backup since they saw a suspicious person running when he saw one of them. And then all of us was activated. We ran towards the railway track and stood by our position. Got to know the suspect is hiding in the bushes. Which makes our job even complicated. So my OIC activated the SOC and K9 to do the searching and tracking for us. Just when they thought the police was useless. Wahaha. And when they arrived I and my partner jus be watching at the bushes if the suspect escapes. So we wait and "wash my eyes" until the SOC guy shouted..

People started running and chasing. I pick up my equipment bag and dash off to the other side of the road when the suspect ran down the moonsoon drain. I was like in the movies dashing across the road with high speed cars zooming down. Its already like the movie Bad Boys. Seriously. So instead of going down the drain, I ran beside the drain flashing my torchlight assist those down there. With my ear piece still stuck to my ears and my PSP in my side pocket, with my arms above my left ankle and my other equipment (e.g handcuffs and nightstick) in my other pocket. Dammit. It was like i was carrying full gear already. No choice but to run all the way down. If you know your Bukit Timah well, I was running from Salvation Army all the way to Assumption English School/ Vocational Institute (V.I) How far is that? My partner and I was running and concerntrating at the drain until we heard at the radio that the suspect is in the drain opposite Assumption English School. So no choice but to dash there.

Reaching there we search the drain, and I saw the School's security guard flashing his torch at the hole in the drain. So I ask him if he saw anyone. He said the guy climb up the hole and went inside the school. My partner and I go inside la running and looking like we're playing hide and seek. As we went searching slow we saw a guy that was looking suspicious and running so we gave chase. Unfortunatly I slip and fell while trying to go upslope. So no choice go the long way. Got to catch up with my partner and he was like lost sight of him. So cautiously we search slowly and asking the boys there if they saw anything. But there say no. When all i thought my effort was wasted, my partner still believe that the suspect was still around the vicinity. So we began searching slowly until more resources came. We search at the corners and toilets. As we turn to walk I say something at the corner of my eyes which led to the storeroom underneath the staircase. To my surprise there was an Indian nationality sitting there looking afraid and without his clothes on except his shorts. I was so shock that i shouted. Dammit. Thats when the other officers came. Thought that I apprehend the suspect but other officers said its not the guy. WTF!!! But the indian guy is suspect to be an Illegal Immigrant. At least something than nothing at all. After the indian guy got detained, my partner told me to walk away so that we no need to put up statement. The tedious part. HAha.

So we go down the School to the entrance where a FRC was waiting and cordoning the school. They ask if they caught the person,yeah we did but its not the person. Mistaken Identity. My partner was kinda reflect and told us that we were lucky as the indian bugger did not turn violent and hit us when we were checking the toilet. Phew.

Even if it was a case of mistaken identity, overall it was my first ops with actions. and my first time apprehend someone. A great experience not like in office. Office work is boring and stressful. On ground is full of actions and danger. Its true, I got a police blood in me. Hehe.