Man to be charged with housebreaking & theft for incident near Beauty World
Police arrested a 55-year-old man after he allegedly took more than S$155 in cash from an F&B outlet in the Beauty World area.
He will be charged with housebreaking and theft, said the Singapore Police Force (SPF) in a news release on Monday (15 Dec) sent to MS News.
Source: Google Maps
Cash purportedly stolen from Chun Tin Road F&B outlet
SPF was alerted to the case at about 11.42am on Sunday (14 Dec).
Someone had purportedly stolen cash from an establishment along Chun Tin Road.
Chun Tin Road and nearby Cheong Chin Nam Road are lined with several eateries and are next to Beauty World MRT and opposite Beauty World Centre shopping mall.
Man arrested for Beauty World theft within 7 hours
Officers from the Clementi Police Division and the Police Operations Command Centre established the man’s identity through follow-up investigations, aided by images from police and CCTV cameras.
Police arrested him on the same day, within seven hours of the report.
They also recovered and seized the cash.
Source: Singapore Police Force
On Tuesday (16 Dec), authorities will charge the man with the offence of housebreaking and theft, under Section 451 of the Penal Code 1871.
If they convict him, he faces up to 10 years in prison and a fine.
Crime prevention measures should be adopted to prevent theft
SPF advised members of the public to adopt crime-prevention measures to avoid becoming victims of housebreaking and theft.
They should secure their doors, windows and other openings with good-quality grilles and closed-shackle padlocks.
This applies if they are leaving their premises unattended, even for a short while.
Large sums of cash and valuables should also not be kept on the premises, SPF said.
Finally, a burglar alarm, motion sensor lights, and/or CCTVs should be installed to monitor access points to the premises.
These devices must be tested periodically to ensure they are in good working condition.
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Featured image adapted from Singapore Police Force and Google Maps.
