Thieves make off with ‘thousands’ in cash from Changi Road temple’s donation boxes

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Thieves make off with ‘thousands’ in cash from Changi Road temple’s donation boxes
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Hoon Sian Keng temple said it will file a police report on Sunday. Read more at straitstimes.com.

SINGAPORE – A Taoist temple in Changi Road said it will change the locks on its doors after money was stolen from donation boxes by two thieves on Saturday.

They then slid a long stick with double-sided tape into two boxes and moved it several times before retrieving the cash stuck to the tool.“When the committee member saw the thieves, they ran away. She then contacted other committee members. In January, two Chinese nationals were sentenced to three months’ jail for stealing a total of $11,930 from several temples, Chinese newspaper Shin Min Daily News reported.

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