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The Police will be charging a 63-year-old New Zealand man and a 52-year-old Australian woman for their suspected involvement in two cases of shop theft at Changi Airport Terminal 2.

On 25 March 2026 at about 1.50pm, the Police were alerted to a shop theft at a retail outlet in the transit area of Changi Airport Terminal 2. Preliminary investigations revealed that a retail assistant had noticed that two cosmetic items were missing from the display shelf at around 12.35pm.

Through ground enquiries and with the aid of images from CCTV, officers from the Airport Police Division established the identities of the two persons. The CCTV footage showed that at about 12.20pm, the man allegedly took a perfume valued at $239.60 and left the store with the woman without making payment. About two minutes later, both persons returned to the store where the man allegedly took a cream valued at $198 before they left the store again without making payment. Officers from the Airport Police Division arrested both persons at their hotel room and recovered the stolen items. The Police also seized two additional bottles of perfume which were allegedly fraudulently obtained. 

Both persons will be charged on 7 April 2026 with two counts of theft in dwelling with common intention under Section 380 read with Section 34 of the Penal Code 1871. The offence carries an imprisonment term of up to seven years, a fine, or both. They will also be charged with one count of fraudulent possession of property under Section 35(1) of the Miscellaneous Offences (Public Order and Nuisance) Act 1906. The offence carries an imprisonment of up to one year, a fine of up to $3,000, or both.

The Police take a serious view of shop theft cases and will deal firmly with offenders in accordance with the law. Offenders should not assume that they can evade detection after committing such offences. The Police will continue to work closely with stakeholders to prevent and deter shop theft at Changi Airport. 

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