The Police have arrested a 27-year-old man for his suspected involvement in two cases of snatch theft.
Between 16 and 21 December 2022, the Police received two reports of snatch theft from two female victims whose handphones were allegedly snatched by an unknown man in the vicinity of Corporation Drive.
Through follow-up investigations and with the aid of images from Police and CCTV cameras, officers from Jurong Police Division established the identity of the man and arrested him on 22 December 2022.
The man will be charged in court on 24 December 2022 with the offence of snatch theft under Section 356 of the Penal Code 1871. The offence carries an imprisonment of not less than one year and not more than seven years, and caning.
The Police will not tolerate such brazen acts of crime and will spare no effort to apprehend such offenders and deal with them in accordance with the law.
SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE
23 December 2022 @ 10:29 PM