Yishun Snatch Thief Who Fled On Motorcycle Arrested

Police have arrested a 25-year-old man who is suspected to have committed a case of snatch theft along Yishun Ring Road.

On 24 December 2011 at about 1pm, a 72-year-old woman was walking along Yishun Ring Road when an unknown man stopped her to ask for directions. All of a sudden, the man snatched away her two gold necklaces worth about S$3200 and fled on a motorcycle which was parked nearby.

Through good crime scene management and extensive enquiries, officers from Ang Mo Kio Police Division managed to gather witnesses at scene and established the registration number of the fleeing motorcycle.

Thereafter, through close collaboration with the Land Transport Authority (LTA) and the Immigration Checkpoint Authority ( ICA ), the identity of the suspect was established. On 5 January 2012 at about 3.30am, the suspect was arrested at Woodlands Checkpoint.

The suspect will be charged in Court on 6 January 2012 for an offence of Snatch Theft under Section 356 of the Penal Code, Chapter 224. If convicted, he faces a jail term of up to seven years and shall be liable to caning.

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