Police have arrested a 21-year-old man believed to be involved in multiple cases of snatch theft in Woodlands.
The authorities had been receiving reports about victims getting their mobile phones snatched from them from May to October this year, and the descriptions given of the suspect had been similar.
Officers used this information to identify the suspect, conducting extensive investigative probes and ground enquiries in the process.
The suspect was eventually picked up at Woodlands Dr. 60 on Oct. 19 at 1:20am.
He is expected to be charged in court today and may face jail of not more than seven years. He may also suffer caning for Using Criminal Force to commit Theft.
Photo: Wylio / Derek Gavey
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Police have arrested a 21-year-old man believed to be involved in multiple cases of snatch theft in Woodlands.
The authorities had been receiving reports about victims getting their mobile phones snatched from them from May to October this year, and the descriptions given of the suspect had been similar.
Officers used this information to identify the suspect, conducting extensive investigative probes and ground enquiries in the process.
The suspect was eventually picked up at Woodlands Dr. 60 on Oct. 19 at 1:20am.
He is expected to be charged in court today and may face jail of not more than seven years. He may also suffer caning for Using Criminal Force to commit Theft.
Photo: Wylio / Derek Gavey
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