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SINGAPORE: A 31-year-old Filipino woman stole 20 bottles of alcohol worth S$1,216 from a supermarket over the course of 12 separate thefts in just over a month. Her actions were eventually uncovered through CCTV footage, and she has since been sentenced to jail.
The woman, who was working in Singapore on a work permit at the time, pleaded guilty to one count of theft. According to Shin Min Daily News, the offences took place between Apr 7 and May 15. On each occasion, she allegedly transferred alcoholic beverages from the supermarket’s shopping basket into her own blue shopping bag before leaving without paying.
The stolen items included spirits, sparkling wine and whisky, with individual bottles valued at between S$10 and S$118. In total, the alcohol taken was worth more than S$1,200.
Caught due to inventory
The woman’s actions were uncovered after a supermarket manager noticed missing inventory on May 15. A review of CCTV footage revealed the thefts, prompting the manager to file a police report.
The suspect also appeared at the supermarket the following day and was easily recognised by the manager, who immediately called the police for the arrest. The police recovered 14 of the stolen liquor bottles, and the suspect admitted that the other bottles had been given to friends or had already been consumed. Due to this, she was sentenced to four weeks in jail.
The suspect has not made any compensation to date.
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In a separate theft case, a maid who spent seven months saving for a pair of branded sneakers worth more than S$100 was left devastated after they were stolen by a stranger.
Investigation showed that a long-haired woman wearing a black long-sleeved top and a white skirt walked towards the shoe cabinet, somehow covering her face with her right hand as she went. She then squatted down in front of the shoe cabinet, and after quite some time, took the pair of sneakers and left. The entire process took about 30 seconds.
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This article (Woman stole from supermarket 12 times before missing alcohol was spotted during stock check) first appeared on The Independent Singapore News.
GEORGE TOWN, June 2 — Police are actively tracking down suspects believed to be involved in a telecommunications cable theft incident at Jalan Batu Uban here, after a video of the incident went viral on social media today.
Northeast District Deputy Police Chief Superintendent Lee Swee Sake said that his department received a report regarding the incident from Telekom Malaysia (TM) at 10.50am this morning.
“The complainant, a 41-year-old TM technician, informed that he saw a viral video lasting one minute and 24 seconds at around 7am which depicted a cable theft incident by the roadside at Jalan Batu Uban 1, Gelugor.
“Following this, the complainant conducted an inspection at the location and found that a TM telecommunications cable estimated to be 70 metres long and valued at RM17,000 had been cut and stolen,” he said in a statement, adding that the case is being investigated under Section 379 of the Penal Code and Section 235 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998.
Lee said that the suspects are believed to have used a dark-coloured Mazda 6 Hatchback while committing the crime, and so far, the police are still conducting further investigations to track down and identify the suspects involved.
In relation to this, he urged members of the public who have information regarding the incident to come forward and assist with the investigation by contacting the Northeast District Police Headquarters Operations Room at 04-228 2222 or 04-218 1881.
Based on the viral video footage, a dark-coloured car was seen being chased by several individuals riding motorcycles after the vehicle was suspected of being involved in cable theft activities in the area. — Bernama
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