Ex-restaurant staff nabbed for serial housebreaking
AsiaOne
Saturday, Apr 13, 2013
SINGAPORE - Police have arrested a 25-year-old man for suspected involvement in a series of break-ins and thefts.
On March 30, at around 3.50pm, officers received notification that a restaurant along Jiak Chuan Street was broken into. A laptop valued around $1,200 and a digital music player worth around $400 were reported missing.
In another case, on April 10 at around 3pm, a restaurant along Amoy Street reported a break-in. Items such as a laptop valued at around $900, a $500 computer tablet and $50 in cash were taken.
For both cases, police conducted investigations and retrieved CCTV footage which showed a male suspect near the restaurants. In one capture, he was seen wearing a hooded jacket.
From the video, an employee identified the man as an ex-cleaner of the restaurant.
Officers mounted an operation and caught the suspect along Orchard Road on April 12 in the evening.
An improvised face mask, a hooded jacket, a screwdriver and a Swiss army knife were found in his possession and seized as case exhibits.
He will be charged in court on April 13 for the offence of housebreaking and theft by night.
If convicted, he faces a jail term up to 14 years.
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