Rolex robbery in Singapore - caught on cctv

[yanks995]

One young chap ran away with two rolexes worth about $110k in a robbery.

Better be safe folks. This could even happen in low-crime Singapore. Rolex is really a hot commodity now.

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapo...-from-store-in

[RJRJRJ]

Hope they catch him. His life is over.

[Hub6152]

So a chancer robbed a store. Why do we need to be anymore careful? He didn’t mug anyone at gun or knifepoint! Talk about melodrama!!

[maxymax]

Forever Rolex watches have been targets for thieves all around the world.

[Hub6152]

One other thing - it wasn’t a robbery. It was straightforward theft. Robbery is accompanied by the use of force, threat of force or striking fear into a victim.

[yanks995]

Originally Posted by Hub6152

One other thing - it wasn’t a robbery. It was straightforward theft. Robbery is accompanied by the use of force, threat of force or striking fear into a victim.

To steal is to take something without the owner realizing it. To rob is to remove it from the owner who is well aware of it with or without violence. No?

[waikeekee]

More like a snatch and run! Just a lowlife snatch thief. He stole one LV and a SARU. The crime happened on a Wednesday, June 12 at about noon Singapore time. By the way, the name of the shop is HJ Watches at Far East plaza @ Scotts Road.

The perpetrator worn a fake Rolex into the shop. The sales assistant took 2 watch for him to try. According to reports, his fingerprints are all over the glass counter. He can hide but he can’t run in Singapore.



Chinese evening tabloid covering the news





The snatch thief



Details of the stolen watches



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[Lol-x]

I've been in that shop before, its quite a small shop with no door.
However its very surprising as crime in Singapore is very low, this guy is in a lot of trouble when the police catch up with him.
Although Singapore has caning as a judicial punishment along with imprisonment, sadly caning is not a punishment for 'theft'.
Caning is a punishment for 'robbery' but for robbery there must be in connection with the theft the attempt, threat of or actual infliction of bodily harm.

I hope the shop owner gets his watches back and an appropriate punishment is imposed.

[VacherObsessive]

Looks like one of those K pop boy band singers

[Hub6152]

Originally Posted by yanks995

To steal is to take something without the owner realizing it. To rob is to remove it from the owner who is well aware of it with or without violence. No?

Robbery is the crime of taking or attempting to take anything of value by force, threat of force, or by putting the victim in fear. According to common law, robbery is defined as taking the property of another, with the intent to permanently deprive the person of that property, by means of force or fear; that is, it is a larceny or theft accomplished by an assault.[1]

[Hub6152]

I wonder how much concern there would have been if the thief had stolen a couple of TAG Heuer’s!!

[Lord Hectic]

Originally Posted by Hub6152

I wonder how much concern there would have been if the thief had stolen a couple of TAG Heuer’s!!

The military would get involved and martial law would commence until those Tags were returned. The order to shoot to kill would be issued too, lucky he only stole Rolex's.

[Macnavara]

Sound like she fancies him

[imperio]

I've bought at that store before. I always drop in when I'm in Singapore. The people there are super friendly and event let me try on a Paul Newman once lol. It's Singapore - this fool will probably be arrested tomorrow.

[faimag]

I am certain he will be caught soon. No thief escapes from the island!
I am actually surprised no one tackled him while he was running out of Far East Plaza. Maybe 12 noon on a Wednesday is not the busiest time.

[Wrist King]

Crime in Singapore isn't as low as the government would have you think. They hush it up.

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[imperio]

Video of the guy taking off. As usual the comments on HWZ are hilarious.

https://www.zaobao.com.sg/znews/sing...m_medium=share

[MinMay]

Lol what else is new? Crime happens everyday and most of them are not reported. Stolen electronics and watches happen very frequently.

[yanks995]

lol i live in singapore all my life - its really safe. May i ask as someone living in Hk, how do you know about the crime rate here?

[teck21]

Yeah, Singapore is the surveillance society, and this guy did it in the tourist shopping belt.

I’m sure the police can piece together from their approximately one billion cameras where he went.

Unless he has left the country, I’d bet on an arrest within a week.

Singapore is that tiny. And full of crazy rich asians. No wonder he wanted a pair of Rolex watches.


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[enjoythemusic]

It's Singapore, he'll be caught and what happens to him next will be certain punishment. If this was the UK, 7% chance of being caught, USA 5% chance, etc.

[Soultime]

Originally Posted by enjoythemusic

It's Singapore, he'll be caught and what happens to him next will be certain punishment. If this was the UK, 7% chance of being caught, USA 5% chance, etc.

Some shockers in the UK.
This is my local AD being turned over (again) in broad daylight.
Really decent staff there as well.

https://www.manchestereveningnews.co...iders-10918793

[soxfan39]

Originally Posted by Soultime

Some shockers in the UK.
This is my local AD being turned over (again) in broad daylight.
Really decent staff there as well.

https://www.manchestereveningnews.co...iders-10918793

Wow! That's some brazen shit!

[Overwound]

Originally Posted by imperio

Video of the guy taking off. As usual the comments on HWZ are hilarious.

https://www.zaobao.com.sg/znews/sing...m_medium=share

Can't be that hard to find. He's running in circles.

[hbk75]

Originally Posted by imperio

Video of the guy taking off. As usual the comments on HWZ are hilarious.

https://www.zaobao.com.sg/znews/sing...m_medium=share

why is that fellow running in circles and the police can't catch him?

[WatchUdoing]

Originally Posted by Overwound

Can't be that hard to find. He's running in circles.

You win the internet today!

[enjoythemusic]

Originally Posted by Soultime

Some shockers in the UK.
This is my local AD being turned over (again) in broad daylight.

How many times were they robbed, and how many have been caught?

[Uggi]

Originally Posted by Soultime

Some shockers in the UK.
This is my local AD being turned over (again) in broad daylight.
Really decent staff there as well.

https://www.manchestereveningnews.co...iders-10918793

I live in Alty too!
This was a few years ago now.

[SearChart]

Originally Posted by teck21

Yeah, Singapore is the surveillance society, and this guy did it in the tourist shopping belt.

I’m sure the police can piece together from their approximately one billion cameras where he went.

Unless he has left the country, I’d bet on an arrest within a week.

Singapore is that tiny. And full of crazy rich asians. No wonder he wanted a pair of Rolex watches.


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Wow really? The rest of the world needs to step up their game then! lowlife thiefs get away too may times

[rudestew]

Originally Posted by imperio

Video of the guy taking off. As usual the comments on HWZ are hilarious.

https://www.zaobao.com.sg/znews/sing...m_medium=share

As others have said he's running in circles but dam he has some stamina iv been watching for an hour