May 19, 2010
Boy, 10, sought over snatch theft
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POLICE are looking for a snatch theft suspect, believed to be a 10-year-old boy, who allegedly ran off with the belongings of a tuition teacher from the void deck of a block in Choa Chu Kang Street 52 at 11.15pm on Sunday.
The victim, Ms Yang Jinping, said she was on her way home when her mobile phone rang. Not wanting to disturb her roommates in their shared flat in Block 547, she stopped to take the call in the void deck.
The Chinese woman, 24, who has lived in the HDB block for more than a year, said the void deck was well-lit.
'I was sitting next to a pillar with my two bags next to me, talking on the phone, and didn't realise that anyone was nearby until my bag was snatched,' she said.
When she turned around, she saw the suspect running towards the multi-storey carpark at Block 549, but decided not to give chase as she did not want to risk losing her other bag. She also feared the suspect might have an accomplice.
Ms Yang said her bag contained cash of about $40, two phonecards of $20 in value, a portable PlayStation and her employment pass.
Read the full story in Wednesday's edition of The Straits Times.
Boy, 10, sought over snatch theft
<!-- by line -->By Ng Kai Ling
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POLICE are looking for a snatch theft suspect, believed to be a 10-year-old boy, who allegedly ran off with the belongings of a tuition teacher from the void deck of a block in Choa Chu Kang Street 52 at 11.15pm on Sunday.
The victim, Ms Yang Jinping, said she was on her way home when her mobile phone rang. Not wanting to disturb her roommates in their shared flat in Block 547, she stopped to take the call in the void deck.
The Chinese woman, 24, who has lived in the HDB block for more than a year, said the void deck was well-lit.
'I was sitting next to a pillar with my two bags next to me, talking on the phone, and didn't realise that anyone was nearby until my bag was snatched,' she said.
When she turned around, she saw the suspect running towards the multi-storey carpark at Block 549, but decided not to give chase as she did not want to risk losing her other bag. She also feared the suspect might have an accomplice.
Ms Yang said her bag contained cash of about $40, two phonecards of $20 in value, a portable PlayStation and her employment pass.
Read the full story in Wednesday's edition of The Straits Times.