A video emerged online showing a guy crawling sneakily outside a resident’s home at an unspecified HDB block and stealing an umbrella, and the whole act was captured on the resident’s CCTV.
It is unclear where the incident happened, but according to the comments, the incident purportedly took place somewhere in Yishun.
The guy was seen in the CCTV footage being down on all fours and crawling on the ground sneakily, taking care to be out of sight from the residents inside.
He then crawled his way towards a couple of umbrellas that were left unattended outside the unit, presumably left there to dry after the rain.
Grasping tightly onto one of the unopened umbrellas, the guy grabbed it and got up, before immediately fleeing the crime scene.
He crouched down as he got up and sneakily made his way out of the area, but unbeknownst to him, his entire act was captured on a CCTV that had been right above him the whole time.
Potential penalties
The offence of theft under Section 379 of the Penal Code, Chapter 224 carries a jail term of up to 3 years, or a fine, or both.
The offence of theft in dwelling carries an imprisonment term which may extend to seven years and a fine.
Netizens’ comments
- At least dude knew how to hide his face but still it’s sg ain’t no way ur not getting caught
- Bro cant afford umbrella. #onlyinyishun