The Police have arrested a 30-year-old male Bangladeshi National for his suspected involvement in a case of snatch theft.
On 5 December 2023 at about 9.20 pm, the Police were alerted to a case of snatch theft along Serangoon North Avenue 4, where an unknown man had allegedly attempted to snatch a gold bracelet from a 68-year-old woman.
Through ground enquiries and with the aid of images from Police cameras, officers from Ang Mo Kio Police Division and the Police Operations Command Centre established the identity of the man and arrested him within 24 hours from the time of the report.
The man will be charged in court on 8 December 2023 with the offence of using criminal force in attempting to commit theft of property worn or carried by a person under Section 356 of the Penal Code 1871. The offence carries an imprisonment term 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
07 December 2023 @ 8:45 PM