more and more letterbox thieves

[kaninabuchaojibye]

14 more people arrested after spate of thefts of Budget 2020 grocery vouchers: Police
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SINGAPORE: The police have made more arrests following a spate of Budget 2020 grocery vouchers thefts from letterboxes in residential blocks across Singapore.
It said on Saturday (Oct 17) that 14 more people have been arrested for allegedly stealing the vouchers from letterboxes in separate locations and cases.
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Suspects were escorted by police officers at the crime scene to identify the letterboxes from which the vouchers were allegedly stolen. (Photo: Singapore Police Force)
In a news release, the police released the following details about the arrests:

• A 17-year-old man and two women aged 16 and 18 were arrested by officers from the Central Police Division over the theft of vouchers at residential blocks along Maude Road and Kitchener Road. They will be charged in court on Saturday.
• Two men aged 54 and 61 were arrested for allegedly stealing grocery vouchers at a residential block along Lengkok Bahru. Investigations are onging.
• A 24-year-old man was arrested over the theft of grocery vouchers at letterboxes at Lower Delta Road.
• A 46-year-old man and a 43-year-old woman were arrested for allegedly stealing the vouchers from a residential block Lorong 1 Toa Payoh.
• A 53-year-old woman was arrested for allegedly stealing the vouchers from a HDB block at Ang Mo Kio Avenue 1. Her daughter, 28, was also arrested for allegedly using the grocery vouchers after knowing they had been stolen.
• A 43-year-old man and a 37-year-old woman were arrested for allegedly stealing grocery vouchers along Aljunied Crescent.
• A 43-year-old man and 34-year-old woman were arrested by officers from the Jurong Police Division for cases of theft at residential blocks along Jalan Kayu and Kim Tian Place respectively.
• A 67-year-old man was arrested on Friday for alleged theft of Budget 2020 grocery vouchers at a residential block along Marsiling Road.

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Seized grocery vouchers that were stolen from letterboxes. (Photo: Singapore Police Force)
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In two other separate cases, a 70-year-old man and a 26-year-old woman are being investigated for dishonestly misappropriating grocery vouchers at residential blocks along Choa Chu Kang Avenue 7 and Choa Chu Kang Street 51 respectively.
READ: Man and woman charged with stealing grocery vouchers from Tampines letterboxes
READ: 7 people arrested for allegedly stealing grocery vouchers from letterboxes across multiple locations in Singapore
Over the past six days, 24 people have been investigated or arrested in relation to these thefts, police said.
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"These cases are unrelated and opportunistic in nature," SPF added.
If convicted, those charged could each face a jail term of up to three years, fined, or both.

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A seized improvised tool used in the thefts of Budget 2020 grocery vouchers. (Photo: Singapore Police Force)
A seized improvised tool used in the thefts of Budget 2020 grocery vouchers. (Photo: Singapore Police Force)
"The police have also received similar reports in other residential estates and we are intensifying our efforts with a view to apprehend the perpetrators and bring them to justice," said SPF.
The police added that people should call them immediately if they spot someone suspicious loitering near the letterboxes.
READ: Woman arrested for allegedly stealing grocery vouchers from letterboxes
Members of the public who are eligible for the Budget 2020 grocery vouchers are advised to collect their vouchers from their letterboxes as soon as possible. They should also ensure their letterboxes are secured at all times, said the police.
They added that members of the public who suspect their vouchers have been stolen, should make a police report immediately and contact the Grocery Voucher hotline at 1800-2222-888 to request for the vouchers to be voided and replaced.

 

[zhihau]

In the past, I remembered my main door had a letter box slit a foot above the floor and postman just drop mail in.

 

[kaninabuchaojibye]

In the past, I remembered my main door had a letter box slit a foot above the floor and postman just drop mail in.

16 y.o thief to 67 y.o thief
sinkies are thieves from teenage to old age

 

[Hypocrite-The]

Guess the race n religion of the perpetrators?

 

[Leongsam]

Guess the race n religion of the perpetrators?

Chinese?

 

[bobby]

This is what you will get when you dispatch transferable vouchers of value via the ordinary mail.

The Minister involved should be sacked for approving this idea.

 

[CPTMiller]

$50 voucher also so many cases.
Are we so stress up on getting a meal nowadays.

 

[Hypocrite-The]

Chinese?

Burmese? m&ds? Nehs?

 

[Cottonmouth]

Burmese? m&ds? Nehs?

Burmese not sure.
m&ds are too lazy.
Nehs just want to get drunk and rape.
I say Chinks.

 

[kaninabuchaojibye]

is hdb providing free repair to damaged letterboxes?

 

[shittypore]

$50 voucher also so many cases.
Are we so stress up on getting a meal nowadays.

We have reverted to Third World status, thnks to Pappies.

 

[sweetiepie]

On Thursday, one of the accused, Mr Chan Jia Xing, 27 was given a 12-month conditional warning after facing a lesser charge of consorting with a person carrying an offensive weapon in a public place.

If convicted, those charged could each face a jail term of up to three years, fined, or both.

KNN letter box petty thief also harsher sentence then carrying offensive weapon and involvement in killing KNN

 

[eatshitndie]

$50 voucher also so many cases.
Are we so stress up on getting a meal nowadays.

can sell or trade them in the black market for less cash. in u.s. the ongoing rate is 69% or 69c to a dollar of food stamp at face value when converted to cash in the “underground” market.

 

[Hypocrite-The]

Burmese not sure.
m&ds are too lazy
Nehs just want to get drunk and rape.
I say Chinks.

Chinese?

Most likely fuckeins...only they are that shameless to steal such low value stuff

 

[whoami]

$50 voucher also so many cases.
Are we so stress up on getting a meal nowadays.

Tere are alot of poor sinkies. Indeed.

 

[CPTMiller]

Tere are alot of poor sinkies. Indeed.

I cannot said many poor singaporean because government does not said that.
But it is not normal for groups of people steal from each mailbox just for $50 voucher.
We are supposed a first world country and riches everywhere.

 

[whoami]

I cannot said many poor singaporean because government does not said that.
But it is not normal for groups of people steal from each mailbox just for $50 voucher.
We are supposed a first world country and riches everywhere.

Bang...u just nid to visit those rental flats. Not all but majority most r poor.

 

[Hypocrite-The]

Most likel3 foreigners or those new residents from 3rd world shit hole cuntries will resort to such a low ball. And dont mail boxes have CCTV?

Also singkieland is fuckeins dominated..this could be their kia su attitude at play

 

[eatshitndie]

69% work of jiuhukias.

 

[Hypocrite-The]

69% work of jiuhukias.

I thought fuckeins singkies