CRIME
PREVENTION ADVISORY ON THEFT
Recently,
3 cases of theft were reported at commercial premises at Woodlands.
The victims were all young children aged between 2 - 5 yrs old. The
culprit would walk around the shops to look for young children
adorned with gold jewellery. He would approach the victims when
they were left alone, and take away their gold
jewellery.
2
The culprit is described to be a Chinese subject in his 40s, fair
complexion, height of 1.7m tall, sporting a short black/brown
colour hair and acne on his face and wrinkles around his
eyes.
3
You
can help to reduce these crimes by adopting the following crime
prevention measures:
a) Keep an eye on your children at
all times while shopping;
b) Do not adorn your children with
excessive gold jewellery; and
c) Be wary of suspicious persons
who may be following you. Move towards the nearest crowded area or
dial `999` to alert the police.
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If you have any information on the above crime or wish to report
suspicious person(s) loitering in the neighbourhood, please
contact WOODLANDS NPC
at
1800-767
9999 or
dial 999.
The above information has been
reproduced with the permission of Singapore Police Force (SPF). Any
feedback should be made directly to SPF at
www.spf.gov.sg/feedback.htm. If you wish to report a crime, call
“999” or go to any Neighbourhood Police Centre/Post or
www.spf.gov.sg/epc. Nothing hereby signifies any endorsement of
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