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The Police will be charging a 45-year-old Chilean man for his suspected involvement in a case of shop theft at Changi Airport.

On 27 May 2026 at about 1am, the Police were alerted to a case of shop theft at a retail outlet in the transit area of Changi Airport Terminal 2. Preliminary investigations revealed that a retail assistant had noticed a pair of sunglasses missing from the display shelf. Upon reviewing the CCTV footage from the outlet, he established that a man had taken a pair of sunglasses valued at $389.91 and left the store without making payment. The retail assistant tailed the man and saw that the man discarded the item upon being noticed. 

Through ground enquiries and with the aid of images from CCTV, officers from the Airport Police Division established the identity of the man. Officers from the Airport Police Division arrested the man before his flight departed and recovered the stolen item. 

The man will be charged in court on 5 June 2026 with the offence of theft in dwelling under Section 380 of the Penal Code 1871, which carries a penalty of up to seven years’ imprisonment, a fine, or both; and preventing course of justice under Section 204A of the Penal Code 1871, which carries a penalty of up to seven years’ imprisonment, a fine, 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.

Picture of stolen item