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Man arrested for allegedly shoplifting twice at Changi Airport
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The man was arrested on July 24 when he was in Changi Airport while in transit for another flight.
ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI
Published Aug 01, 2025, 11:50 PM
Updated Aug 01, 2025, 11:51 PM
SINGAPORE - An 82-year-old Australian man was arrested for allegedly stealing two boxes of perfumes at Changi Airport Terminal 1.
In a statement on Aug 1, the police said they were alerted to a case of shop theft at about 9.30am on March 18 in the airport terminal’s transit area.
A box of perfume valued at $149 was found to be missing from a display shelf at The Shilla Cosmetics and Perfumes outlet.
Officers from the Airport Police Division were able to identify the man through closed-circuit television footage. He was seen allegedly leaving the store with the unpaid item earlier on March 18, though he had already left Singapore.
Investigations found that that the man had also allegedly taken another box of the same perfume from the same outlet, without paying for it, on March 13. He had also left Singapore on that occasion.
The man was arrested on July 24 when he was in Changi Airport while in transit for another flight.
He is slated to be charged on Aug 4.
If found guilty of theft in dwelling, he faces a jail term of up to seven years, a fine, or both.
In their statement, the police said that they take a serious view of shop theft cases, and offenders should not think that they can evade capture by quickly boarding an outbound flight.
