Man believed to have stolen S$300,000 of jewellery arrested

[Cao Ren]

Man believed to have stolen S$300,000 of jewellery arrested
Posted: 27 September 2010 1850 hrs
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SINGAPORE : Police have arrested a 29-year-old man who is believed to have broken into a jewellery shop at People's Park Complex last Tuesday and made away with about S$300,000 worth of jewellery.

The suspect was identified from CCTV recordings.

Officers lying in wait at Bukit Gombak MRT station detained the suspect on Sunday.

The man led the officers to a flat in Bukit Batok where some 400 pieces of jewellery were recovered.

The officers also discovered an assortment of mobile phones and computer notebooks in the flat which are believed to be stolen.

The suspect will be charged in court on Tuesday. If convicted, he faces a maximum jail term of ten years.

The suspect will be remanded for further investigations.

- CNA/al

 

[CheesePie]

Sep 27, 2010
Jewellery thief nabbed

A THIEF who broke into a jewellery shop at People's Park Complex last Tuesday and made away with about $300,000 worth of jewellery has been caught. Following the break in at about 1.10pm, police managed to track down the suspect from the CCTV recordings. With this lead, officers from Central Police Division conducted extensive investigations and mounted several ambushes in various locations.

On Sunday at about 6.55pm, officers lying in wait at Bukit Gombak MRT station detained a suspicious man fitting the description of the suspect. The man led the officers to a flat in Bukit Batok where 404 pieces of jewellery were recovered. The officers also discovered an assortment of mobile phones and computer notebooks in the flat which are believed to be stolen. The suspect will be charged in court on Tuesday for housebreaking. If convicted, he can be jailed up to 10 years.

 

[Magoichi Saika]

Jewellery heist suspect caught


Sep 28, 2010
Jewellery heist suspect caught

404 pieces of jewellery recovered from the flat of suspect's girlfriend

By Ted Chen

Despite tripping the alarm, the burglar made away with the loot in just two minutes. When he was nabbed, the suspect was allegedly carrying the same bag used in the heist. -- PHOTO: LIANHE ZAOBAO

A LOT of planning went into the heist at a jewellery shop in People's Park Complex in Chinatown, from where $300,000 worth of gold necklaces were stolen last Tuesday. The burglar allegedly arrived at Chung Hwa Jade & Jewellery at about 7am and successfully picked the locks of the shop's shutter doors.

Despite tripping the alarm, he already knew what he was after and made away with the loot in just two minutes without disturbing anything else on the premises. He had used the keys found within the shop to open the wall glass cabinets that held the necklaces.

Knowing there would be closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras recording his every move, he wore a maroon-coloured cap and never looked up. He also kept the shop's lights off, finding his way by torchlight. 'He's not a novice at the art of breaking in,' said Deputy Assistant Commissioner Adrian Quek yesterday.

But one thing he had not taken into consideration were the eagle eyes of police officers. On Sunday, after a three-day manhunt involving 40 officers staking out locations such as MRT stations and bus interchanges, police nabbed a man wearing a maroon cap and carrying the same duffel bag used in the heist.

Read the full story in Tuesday's edition of The Straits Times.

 

[Xing Cai]

Heist suspect charged


Sep 28, 2010
Heist suspect charged

By Elena Chong

AN UNEMPLOYED man was brought to court on Tuesday for housebreaking and theft of $300,000 worth of jewellery from a goldsmith shop. Mark Tan Kok Leng, 29, is said to have broken into Chung Hwa Jade and Jewellery at People's Park Complex and stolen assorted jewellery at about 7.15am on Sept 21. Tan, who was arrested on Sunday, was remanded at Central police station for investigation as the prosecution said he is believed to be involved in similar offences. The case will be mentioned on Oct 5. If convicted, he faces a jail term of up to 10 years.