A video circulating on various social media platforms showed a group of police officers engaging in a conversation with an individual dressed in a Wok Hey uniform, with his hands handcuffed behind his back,
The video, which was shared on the Singapore Incidents Facebook group, included a caption claiming that the individual in question was an employee who had allegedly taken S$150 in cash from the cash register. The incident supposedly took place at the Compass One branch of Wok Hey.
Due to the poor audio quality of the video, it was difficult to discern the content of the conversation between the police officers and the individual. However, the footage clearly showed the individual sitting down with his hands restrained behind his back as he remained seated, being interrogated by the police officers.
The man was subsequently escorted away from the scene by the two police officers.
The circumstances leading up to the filming of the video and the revelation of the individual’s alleged wrongdoing remain unclear.
The police confirmed that they received a call for assistance at the Compass One location, situated at 1 Sengkang Square, on May 30th at 8:45 p.m.
Consequently, a 27-year-old man was apprehended on charges of criminal breach of trust. The police’s investigation into the matter is ongoing.
Other cases of staff stealing from their workplaces
In a recent incident at an Ang Mo Kio minimart, the owner resorted to social media to expose two employees involved in cash register theft. Angel Supermart made two separate posts on its Facebook page on May 28, disclosing the identities of the two female employees who were apprehended for allegedly stealing money from the cash register.
Daniel Tan, the employer, came across these alleged offences during a routine examination of the shop’s CCTV footage. The specific branch of the minimart chain is situated at Block 631, Ang Mo Kio Avenue 8.
Tan spoke to Shin Min Daily News, stating that the first individual arrested, a 53-year-old part-time cashier, accepted approximately $80 from a customer without scanning the purchased items. Subsequently, he discovered that another cashier, a 46-year-old senior employee, was also “involved in the same offence.”
Upon confronting the 46-year-old employee with the video evidence, she confessed to stealing from the register on a daily basis over the past month. The employee had been with the company since 2017, working six days a week.