Jurong East Moneylender robbed twice in 5 months

Whereas the AETOS Officer concerned within the hold-up theft case of OT Credit score was apprehended shortly and charged in court docket, Jurong East Moneylender was robbed for the second time within the final 5 months.

A report by Asia One mentioned that the store had been robbed even when tighter safety measures had been put in place like an alarm system. Whereas the staff had been safer now comapred to earlier than because of plastic dividers put in place, the newest April 12 theft that occured has left them shaken.

No commotion occurred in the course of the fee of the crime, which was additionally a priority for the opposite moneylenders in the identical space.

Luftunessa Shahanaz, the 53-year-old assistant operations supervisor of the store, mentioned that it was regarding as a result of it had occurred twice up to now 5 months, even regardless of putting in higher programs. The primary incident featured a person with a knife, and afterward, a person with a gun.

The encompassing outlets have requested extra patrols to be made by police to discourage robbers. Stories mentioned that investigators and police are working with the outlets for higher safety measures, however wouldn't reveal them to the general public for security causes.

“We are more scared this time because we didn’t think it would happen again,” she mentioned. “Hopefully the police can send more officers to check outside the shops.”

The November theft on the Jurong East Moneylender store concerned a person named Kotta Kumar Jeswanth, who was solely 19 years outdated.

He used a karambit knife, much like the one used within the Orchard Tower homicide case. He was mentioned to have threatened others with a knife whereas he pulled one other worker’s hair. He was capable of get away with $48,000. He had three different accomplices, who nonetheless have pending instances associated to the theft.

He was sentenced in February this yr to bear reformative coaching for no less than one yr.

He will likely be put by means of a strict routine of coaching that may embody drills and reformative work for his robber case.

AETOS Officer charged in court docket for theft

Robberies have turn into a sizzling matter in Singapore after AETOS Officer Mahadi Muhamad Mukhtar, 38, used his personal gun to rob a store named OT Credit score, the place he slid the worker a word that advised them they had been being robbed.

Taking $24,000 in money, he was capable of deposit among the quantity with a buddy and gave $10,000 to a different particular person. The latter would even be charged for receiving stolen property.

“This is a robbery, don’t shout. I got gun in my pocket. Put all the money in the bag.” mentioned a word that he had slipped to the worker to announce the crime.

Whereas he acted alone, some six different people had been being investigated and charged in relation to the case. The opposite individuals concerned within the case ranged from 16 to 48 years outdated.

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