Armed Robbery At Bedok Jewellery Shop!

[elephanto]

I understand on the day of the robbery, the security guards were attending SPURS training at e2i to get more certification...

 

[halsey02]

Anyway, kudos to these jewellery heist criminals !

Long time never hear of any jewellery shop robberies oredy ....
I'm sure there is a CISCO guard there .... but I think he subscribes to Lim Sia Suay's 'cheaper, better, faster' siam fast fast, dun be hero ! Anyone criticise, just be like that Swee Say's pet deaf frog !

I told ling you lah!....under Wong Kan Seng the SINgkingpore Police Force is very good...they so fast caught one of the robbers already!..somemore complain, he no good lah!

 

[krafty]

you see i told you all when dai dee seng come out and talk,all beri onz. But quite good,can break case in a week's time.

 

[saratogas]

I heard Armed Robbery is death sentence in Singapore... So this 3 guys going to be Hanged!

 

[LonewolfAlfa]

if they are iah tiongs, then no wont hang.
if they are sinkie or jiu hu kias then yes.

 

[Guile]

Goldsmith robber pleads guilty


Sep 2, 2010
Goldsmith robber pleads guilty

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<!-- end left side bar --> <!-- story content : start --> THREE men wearing helmets, surgical masks, sunglasses and gloves pulled off an $857,400 heist at a goldsmith shop in Bedok Central in broad daylight earlier this year, a district court heard on Thursday. Koh Koon Hong and Lee Yeow Kwang were each armed with a knife while Tan Choon Huatcarried a crowbar. Both Tan, 52, and Lee, 48, are on the run.

Koh, 35, who was arrested four days after the robbery, admitted to robbing Yong Sheng Goldsmith at Block 210 New Upper Changi Road with his accomplices while armed with a 45cm-long knife on April 23. He also admitted to theft of a motorcycle and riding without insurance coverage that day. The court heard that Tan had roped Koh and Lee into his plan to commit robbery. All three familiarised themselves with the escape route ahead of job.

The trio walked into Yong Sheng at about 3.25pm that day and held up four sales assistants. Tan prised open the drawers with the crowbar and scooped out the jewellery into a sling bag. They left the shop with two sling bags filled with gold items, which were sold by Tan to one New Chee Seng for $510,000. Tan gave Koh $80,000 as his share, of which $38,000 had been recovered.

Deputy Public Prosecutor Christina Koh pointed out several aggravating factors in the case such as pre-meditation, severity of the offences, and Koh's previous record for voluntarily causing hurt, moneylending and drug offences. Despite having been sentenced to eight years and 10 strokes in 2003, Koh had not learnt his lesson nor changed for the better, she added. District Judge Lee Poh Choo postponed sentencing pending a corrective training report on Sept 23.

 

[Queen Seok Duk]

Aiya, too late to play the 'Guess the race ?' game.

 

[M.Bison]

Man pleads guilty to armed robbery


Man pleads guilty to armed robbery
By Ong Dai Lin | Posted: 02 September 2010 1230 hrs
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SINGAPORE: A former drug trafficker who stole a motorcycle to conduct armed robbery pleaded guilty to his offences this morning in court.

Koh Koon Hong entered Yong Sheng Goldsmith shop at New Upper Changi Road with two other accomplices on April 23 with a 45 cm long knife to rob the shop.

They removed S$850,000 worth of jewellery and walked to the rear of the shop where they had parked two stolen motorcycles and escaped on them.

The loot was subsequently sold off for S$510,000.

The Police caught Koh on April 27.

His two accomplices are at large overseas.

Koh has been in and out for jail for the last 10 years for various offences.

His last brush with the law was in 2003 when he was sentenced to eight years' jail and 10 strokes of the cane for three drug trafficking offences.

The court called for a corrective training report on him.

He will appear in court again on September 23.

-CNA/wk

 

[moolightaffairs]

Re: Goldsmith robber pleads guilty

Sep 2, 2010
Goldsmith robber pleads guilty

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<!-- end left side bar --> <!-- story content : start --> THREE men wearing helmets, surgical masks, sunglasses and gloves pulled off an $857,400 heist at a goldsmith shop in Bedok Central in broad daylight earlier this year, a district court heard on Thursday. Koh Koon Hong and Lee Yeow Kwang=李耀光 were each armed with a knife while Tan Choon Huatcarried a crowbar. Both Tan, 52, and Lee, 48, are on the run.

李耀光 rob goldsmith

李光耀 rob sg people

 

[tate]

This shows SG is so safe that SG robbers are only armed with knives and not guns.

 

[Zhou Yü]

Goldsmith robber gets 7 years


Sep 23, 2010
Goldsmith robber gets 7 years

By Elena Chong

Koh Koon Hong was sentenced to 7 years' imprisonment, 12 strokes of the cane and has been disqualified from driving for three years. -- PHOTO: SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE

A MAN who robbed a Bedok Central goldsmith shop of $857,441 worth of gold jewellery with two others was sentenced to seven years' jail and 12 strokes of the cane on Thursday. Koh Koon Hong was also banned from driving all vehicles for three years upon his release from prison.

The 35-year-old had pleaded guilty to the heist at Yong Sheng Goldsmith at Block 210 New Upper Changi Road with Tan Choon Huat, 52, and Lee Yeow Kwang, 48, while armed with a 45cm-long knife at about 3.35pm on April 23. He had also admitted to theft of a motorcycle and riding without insurance coverage. Three other charges were considered during his sentencing.

The court was told that the trio donned helmets, surgical masks, sunglasses and gloves when they struck at the premises. While Koh and Lee stood guard over three women sales assistants, Tan jumped over the counter and broke the showcases with a crowbar before scooping the jewellery into a sling bag.

All three escaped on two stolen motorcycles and later got into a waiting car at a multi-storey carpark. They sold the loot to a goldsmith at City Plaza for $510,000. The goldsmith melted the items into five gold rods which were later recovered by the police. Koh, who was arrested four days later, was given $80,000 by Tan. Only $38,000 was recovered from him.