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The Police have arrested four male teenagers, aged between 14 and 17, for their suspected involvement in a series of theft cases involving claw machines.

On 1 March 2021, the Police received a report that cash was stolen from the toy claw machines located in a shop along Bedok South Avenue 3. Through investigations and with the aid of images from police cameras, officers from Bedok Police Division established the identities of the four male teenagers and arrested them on the same day. Preliminary investigations revealed that the teenagers are believed to be involved in other similar cases of theft.

Police investigations are ongoing. The offence of theft with common intention under Section 379, read with Section 34 of the Penal Code carries a jail term which may extend to 3 years, a fine, or both.