82-year-old Australian arrested for allegedly shoplifting twice at Changi Airport
SINGAPORE: An 82-year-old Australian man was arrested for allegedly stealing two boxes of perfume at Changi Airport Terminal 1.
In a statement on Friday (Aug 1), the police said they were alerted to a case of shop theft at about 9.30am on March 18 in the airport terminal's transit area.
A box of perfume valued at S$149 was found missing from a display shelf at The Shilla Cosmetics and Perfumes outlet.
Officers from the Airport Police Division identified the man through CCTV footage. He was allegedly seen leaving the store with the unpaid item earlier that day, but had already left Singapore.
Investigations later found that he had also allegedly taken another box of the same perfume from the same outlet on March 13. He had also left Singapore on that occasion.
The man was arrested on July 24 while transiting through Changi Airport for another flight.He is slated to be charged on Aug 4.
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