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Man Arrested For Snatch Theft

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13 Feb 2022

The Police have arrested a 62-year-old man for his suspected involvement in a case of snatch theft.

On 12 February 2022 at about 5.50am, the Police were alerted to a case of snatch theft along Lorong 4 Toa Payoh, where a victim’s gold chain was snatched by an unknown man. The gold chain value at S$3,000/-.

Through ground enquiries and with the aid of images from CCTV and Police cameras, officers from Tanglin Police Division established the identity of the man and arrested him on the same day.

The man will be charged in Court on 14 February 2022 with snatch theft under Section 356 of the Penal Code 1871. The offence carries an imprisonment term of not less than one year and not more than seven years, and caning.

 

PUBLIC AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT
SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE
13 February 2022 @ 2:20 PM