Serial thief caught at Kallang MRT

[Mukai]

Serial thief caught at Kallang MRT

AsiaOne
Thursday, Dec 27, 2012

SINGAPORE - Police have arrested a 30-year-old man believed to be involved in a series of theft committed on MRT trains.

On Dec 26, around 11:30am, officers mounted an operation and arrested the Chinese suspect who was found to be behaving suspiciously.

They caught him as he was alighting from a train at Kallang MRT station.

After a search, officers found a wallet, two credit cards and some personal identification documents belonging to a Chinese woman in his possession.

Investigations revealed that the female owner of the wallet was a passenger that same morning around 7.45am.

She discovered her wallet was missing after reaching her destination at Marina Bay Financial Centre.

The suspect is believed to be involved in at least 5 other cases.

If convicted for the offence of theft, he faces a jail term of up to three years, a fine, or both.

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Man charged with theft onboard MRT train

Published on Dec 28, 2012
By Selina Lum

A 30-year-old Chinese national was charged in court on Friday for stealing from a commuter onboard an MRT train.

Wei Guangyao was accused of stealing a $360 wallet - containing various cards and cash - from a 25-year-old woman between the Kallang and Raffles Place stations on Wednesday morning.

He was remanded for further investigations for his possible involvement in at least five other similar cases. The case will be mentioned in court again on Jan 4.

The police advised the public to safeguard their personal belongings in public places at all times.

 

[G00DUSAMI]

fucking FT again! cb!

 

[Sloth]

Singapore is not safe anymore, have to be alert all the time, thanks to these 3rd world Ftrash. :oIo:

 

[Microsoft]

Wei kwang yao? Jus abit more n it sound like lei kwang yao...anyway 1 steal frm passenger...de other robe peasant...sama sama...

 

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Man jailed 8 weeks for theft in MRT train

Published on Jan 11, 2013
By Elena Chong

A Chinese national was jailed for eight weeks on Friday for stealing from a commuter in an MRT train. Wei Guangyao, 30, admitted to stealing a wallet worth $360, which contained $40 and various cards, from Ms Gong Ningmei, 25, a Chinese national, in a train travelling between Kallang and Raffles Place MRT stations on Dec 26 last year.

The court heard that acting on a tip-off, a party of officers trailed Wei from Aljunied MRT station that morning. He was seen standing close to Ms Gong who boarded a train at Kallang MRT station before alighting at Raffles Place.

The officers followed Wei who alighted at Outram Park station and saw him throwing cards into a dustbin nearby before entering the MRT station and taking another train. Ms Gong's cards and some receipts were recovered from the dustbin.

The party of officers detained Wei after he alighted at Kallang MRT station. They found the victim's wallet on him. He could have been jailed for up to three years and/or fined for theft.

 

[RogerK]

A Chinese national was jailed for eight weeks on Friday for stealing from a commuter in an MRT train. Wei Guangyao, 30, admitted to stealing a wallet worth $360, which contained $40 and various cards, from Ms Gong Ningmei, 25, a Chinese national, in a train travelling between Kallang and Raffles Place MRT stations on Dec 26 last year.

PRC stole from PRC in Singapore.

 

[RogerK]

The party of officers detained Wei after he alighted at Kallang MRT station. They found the victim's wallet on him. He could have been jailed for up to three years and/or fined for theft.

How come he only kana 8 weeks? Foreigners got discount???