About $528,000 worth of stolen goods were found in a Geylang hotel room.
Ms Susan, a resident in her 60s, said the area was safe and house break-ins were not an issue.The Straits Times reported on Aug 2 that an international housebreaking syndicate allegedly targeted the Bukit Sedap Road area, off Holland Road.Following a police report made by one of the victims on July 27, a Chinese national believed to be a syndicate member was arrested.
“If there are people in the house, I will probably just lock the front door and go off. I don’t bother to padlock the gate. But now I lock both because I don’t want to come when my children are home.” The contractor, who declined to be named, said a padlock was installed on the gate last week, after the break-ins.Duo who allegedly stole $117k in cash and luxury goods from condo unit charged with housebreaking
She told her employers about the break-ins and added: “We are a little bit shocked because we thought Singapore was a very safe country.” Mr Teo, a resident at Moonbeam estate for over two decades, said his neighbours have become more vigilant. Some tested their burglar alarms over the weekend.
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