VIGILANT NEIGHBOUR ALERTS POLICE Serial burglar arrested
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Dec 13, 2010 - Straits Times
A SERIAL burglar was arrested thanks to a vigilant and quick-thinking neighbour.
On 12 December 2010 at about 3.35pm, Madam Lim, a resident of Blk 409 Clementi Ave 1, heard some noises coming from outside her neighbour's unit. Looking through the peep hole of her door, she noticed a man trying to pry open the sliding window pane of her neighbour's unit.
Seeing this, Madam Lim opened her main door and shouted at him, causing him to flee. Madam Lim then immediately alerted her neighbour who called '999' and reported the matter to the Police.
A search was conducted by officers from the Clementi Police Division. A man fitting the suspect's description given by Madam Lim and her neighbour was spotted along Commonwealth Avenue West at about 5.45pm. Upon seeing the officers, the man attempted to flee but was arrested at Blk 329 Clementi Avenue 2 after a short chase.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the suspect had not only attempted to break into the neighbour's home earlier, but had also successfully broken into another unit at Blk 364 Clementi Avenue 2 earlier the same day.
Stolen items worth about $6,000 were recovered and seized together with a sling bag containing four screwdrivers believed to have been used in the commission of the offence.
The suspect is also believed to be involved in at least six other break-ins at Clementi Housing Estate.
The 47-year-old suspect will be charged in court for Housebreaking by Day, which carries an imprisonment term of up to 10 years.
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kaypoh saves the day.
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Dec 14, 2010 - Straits Times
Man charged with housebreaking
by Elena Chong
A 46-YEAR-OLD man was charged with housebreaking and theft of $3,849 in cash and property from a flat in Clementi on Sunday.
Sim Tiam Tay allegedly forced open the sliding window and grille of the premises at Block 364 Clementi Avenue 2 and stole an assortment of items and currencies from Mr Kwaku Eason.
He was remanded at Clementi for a week for investigation.
A police statement said a public-spirited resident was at home when she heard some noise coming from outside her neighbour's unit.
On noticing a man trying to pry open the sliding window pane of her neighbour's unit, she opened the door and shouted at him, causing him to flee.
She immediately alerted her neighbour who called 999.
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how come he never go spend finish the money that he stole 1st?
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Originally posted by single_alone:
how come he never go spend finish the money that he stole 1st?
greed.