Shop Lifting

The Straits Times report on 30th June that 8 Vietnamese nationals, aged between 23 and 40 years old, believed to be part of a shop theft syndicate, were caught on Tuesday afternoon, said police.

On Tuesday, officers had organised an operation against the suspects in the vicinity of Orchard Road, following extensive investigations and checks after a spate of shop theft cases in the area.

Police managed to recover stolen items with a total retail value of about S$41,000 from the suspects.

Investigations revealed that the 8 suspects are also believed to be involved in similar cases at shopping centres in other parts of Singapore, and they will be charged in Court on Thursday.

If convicted, the suspects could be jailed for up to 7 years, they could also receive a fine.

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 1998 Causeway Point

It was on that Tuesday that I was in Causeway Point, while walking past John Little, I heard hurried steps, then a shout, "Stop!"

I froze, turning my head to know who the person was.
A security officer, brushed my side, walked up to 2 girls in front of me.

The 2 girls turned, had direct eye-contact with me, their faces as white as chalk.

I quickly looked away, pretending not to see that the security officer was showing them either his ID or photo snapped while the 2 girls were in action...