[Consolidated] Housebreaking syndicates broke into 10 landed homes in SG since June and stole $3.85m.

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lol 2pid maid say her employers overseas :LOL: macham open invitation for another burglary attempt.
 
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Shion said:

‘We don’t lock our doors’: Residents of burglary-hit estates along Holland Road​


https://www.straitstimes.com/singap...ts-of-burglary-hit-estates-along-holland-road

SINGAPORE - For years, when she left her Mount Sinai home, she would not lock the front gate.

Ms Susan, a resident in her 60s, said the area was safe and house break-ins were not an issue.

Then, came news, last week, that several homes in the Holland Road area had been broken into, allegedly targeted by a syndicate.

Now, worried residents are locking up and testing burglar alarms to avoid being the next victim.

The Straits Times reported on Aug 2 that an international housebreaking syndicate allegedly targeted the Bukit Sedap Road area, off Holland Road.

ST understands two houses there were hit.

Following a police report made by one of the victims on July 27, a Chinese national believed to be a syndicate member was arrested.

On Aug 5, ST visited landed estates along the Holland Road area.

Some residents said they were alarmed by the recent incidents, and said the police had visited them last week, handing out a crime prevention advisory.

In it, the police said the culprits were believed to have entered houses either through the front, side, rear or kitchen doors, or windows.

Ms Susan, who has lived in Mount Sinai for over 20 years and declined to give her full name, said: “This area has always been very safe for us. We don’t actually lock our doors during the day. Now we’re getting a bit frightened.

“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 (the burglars) to come when my children are home.”

She plans to upgrade her CCTV system, and install timer lights in her house to deter would-be burglars.

A contractor who has worked around the Bukit Sedap area for about a decade said the side gate of one of the burgled houses was usually unlocked.

The contractor, who declined to be named, said a padlock was installed on the gate last week, after the break-ins.

Mr Martin, 42, a regional manager in the shipping industry who has been living in the Greenleaf estate for over three years, said he always locks his front gate, but not necessarily his front door.

The expatriate from Denmark said he would not take extra precautions, even after the spate of break-ins.

He said: “I’m not at all worried. There’s no violence, it’s very safe here.”

Ms Ambe, 45, a domestic helper at a house on Bukit Sedap Road, said her employers were overseas. She usually ensures all the doors and windows are locked.

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.”

Over at Grove Drive, a teacher, 29, who declined to be named and who works at a preschool there, said her principal told them to keep all their valuables and laptops at home.

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.

“In all the years we’ve lived here, we’ve never had house break-ins. It makes us worried,” said Mr Teo, adding that he hopes the police can conduct more regular patrols.

In the advisory issued to residents, the police said while it has stepped up patrols at the affected area, homeowners should lock all their doors, and install a burglar alarm and CCTV cameras.

On Aug 2, police took the suspect, Wu Jinxing, 27, back to the scene to retrace his steps.

Wu had allegedly stashed the loot near the nearby forested area and in a hotel room near Geylang Road.

On Aug 5, he was back in court and is now accused of dishonestly retaining stolen property worth about $528,000.

They include an MB&F watch valued at $165,000, an Hermes Birkin handbag worth $75,000, and a Hublot watch worth $110,000.



A police prosecutor said more time was needed to trace Wu’s accomplices. His next court date is on Aug 12.
  • Additional reporting by Samuel Devaraj
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only condo can dun lock front gate lah, because got a full security detail help you guard, plus so many CCTV camera, easy to get caught.
 
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Shion said:

‘We don’t lock our doors’: Residents of burglary-hit estates along Holland Road​


https://www.straitstimes.com/singap...ts-of-burglary-hit-estates-along-holland-road

SINGAPORE - For years, when she left her Mount Sinai home, she would not lock the front gate.

Ms Susan, a resident in her 60s, said the area was safe and house break-ins were not an issue.

Then, came news, last week, that several homes in the Holland Road area had been broken into, allegedly targeted by a syndicate.

Now, worried residents are locking up and testing burglar alarms to avoid being the next victim.

The Straits Times reported on Aug 2 that an international housebreaking syndicate allegedly targeted the Bukit Sedap Road area, off Holland Road.

ST understands two houses there were hit.

Following a police report made by one of the victims on July 27, a Chinese national believed to be a syndicate member was arrested.

On Aug 5, ST visited landed estates along the Holland Road area.

Some residents said they were alarmed by the recent incidents, and said the police had visited them last week, handing out a crime prevention advisory.

In it, the police said the culprits were believed to have entered houses either through the front, side, rear or kitchen doors, or windows.

Ms Susan, who has lived in Mount Sinai for over 20 years and declined to give her full name, said: “This area has always been very safe for us. We don’t actually lock our doors during the day. Now we’re getting a bit frightened.

“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 (the burglars) to come when my children are home.”

She plans to upgrade her CCTV system, and install timer lights in her house to deter would-be burglars.

A contractor who has worked around the Bukit Sedap area for about a decade said the side gate of one of the burgled houses was usually unlocked.

The contractor, who declined to be named, said a padlock was installed on the gate last week, after the break-ins.

Mr Martin, 42, a regional manager in the shipping industry who has been living in the Greenleaf estate for over three years, said he always locks his front gate, but not necessarily his front door.

The expatriate from Denmark said he would not take extra precautions, even after the spate of break-ins.

He said: “I’m not at all worried. There’s no violence, it’s very safe here.”

Ms Ambe, 45, a domestic helper at a house on Bukit Sedap Road, said her employers were overseas. She usually ensures all the doors and windows are locked.

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.”

Over at Grove Drive, a teacher, 29, who declined to be named and who works at a preschool there, said her principal told them to keep all their valuables and laptops at home.

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.

“In all the years we’ve lived here, we’ve never had house break-ins. It makes us worried,” said Mr Teo, adding that he hopes the police can conduct more regular patrols.

In the advisory issued to residents, the police said while it has stepped up patrols at the affected area, homeowners should lock all their doors, and install a burglar alarm and CCTV cameras.

On Aug 2, police took the suspect, Wu Jinxing, 27, back to the scene to retrace his steps.

Wu had allegedly stashed the loot near the nearby forested area and in a hotel room near Geylang Road.

On Aug 5, he was back in court and is now accused of dishonestly retaining stolen property worth about $528,000.

They include an MB&F watch valued at $165,000, an Hermes Birkin handbag worth $75,000, and a Hublot watch worth $110,000.



A police prosecutor said more time was needed to trace Wu’s accomplices. His next court date is on Aug 12.
  • Additional reporting by Samuel Devaraj
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Ownself never lock door, kena burglar, should not lodge police report, should not comment, should not kaopeh.

next time SPF should adopt a "did you do your own due diligence" approach.

if the vic did not do due diligence, then any report filed by vic instantly is rubbished and shredded.

confirm everyone will do their own due diligence first. Less taxing on public resources.
 
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Looks like China Singer Zhang Jie! :o

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