SINGAPORE - A 70-year-old woman was arrested on June 15 over a series of pickpocketing cases at a market and food centre in Yishun Ring Road. Preliminary investigations found the woman allegedly picked wallets from people who had their bags unzipped, took the cash, and then disposed of the wallets in the vicinity, said the police in a statement on.
The woman allegedly picked wallets from victims who had their bags unzipped, took the cash and disposed of the wallets.SINGAPORE - A 70-year-old woman was arrested on June 15 over a series of pickpocketing cases at a market and food centre in Yishun Ring Road.
Preliminary investigations found the woman allegedly picked wallets from people who had their bags unzipped, took the cash, and then disposed of the wallets in the vicinity, said the police in a statement on June 16. Between July 24, 2023, and June 13, 2024, the police received several reports from victims claiming that their wallets were missing in the vicinity of Yishun Ring Road.
Through images from closed-circuit television and police cameras, as well as ground inquiries, officers from Woodlands Police Division identified the woman and arrested her on June 15.She will be charged in court on June 17 with theft, they said. The offence carries a jail term of up to three years, a fine, or both.
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