A woman was caught after she managed to steal SGD$300 of grocery vouchers from an HDB estate in Punggol.
Lianhe Zaobao reported that the woman would forcefully pry open the letterbox and retrieve the vouchers inside.
58-year-old Lin Ming Yu is facing 8 theft charges the defendant found one of the mailboxes in Block 206A in Punggol Point was not locked in October 2020. She glanced inside and found an envelope that appeared to contain subsidy coupons. She pried open the mailbox, opened the envelope, and took the 15 subsidy coupons worth SGD$150 and on another occasion broke into another one.
She managed to steal SGD$300 worth of vouchers.
Stealing in Clementi Mall and City Square.
The woman is also facing other charges after stealing 2 Bluetooth headsets from Clementi mall and also Japanese Food at City Square Mall.
Whoever commits theft shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 3 years, or with fine, or with both. 379A.