Australian man arrested on return to Changi Airport over alleged shop theft 9 months earlier
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The long arms of the law caught up with a 37-year-old Australian man on Aug 4, some nine months after he stole from a retail outlet in the transit area of Changi Airport Terminal 2.A day later, a 50-year-old American man was arrested for the same offence, thiAustralian man arrested on return to Changi Airport over alleged shop theft 9 months earlier
The long arms of the law caught up with a 37-year-old Australian man on Aug 4, some nine months after he stole from a retail outlet in the transit area of Changi Airport Terminal 2.A day later, a 50-year-old American man was arrested for the same offence, this time at the transit area of Changi Airport Terminal 1.Police said in a news release on Sunday (Aug 16) afternoon that the two cases happened on November 19, 2025, and Aug 5 respectively.In the first case, a retail assistant had reviewed the shop's closed-circuit television (CCTV) after noticing two boxes of perfumes missing from the display shelf.The Australian man was seen taking two boxes of perfumes, worth about $430, before leaving without making payment.According to the police, about two hours had lapsed between the time of alleged offence and the report being made. By then, the man had departed from Singapore.He was arrested on Aug 4 while in Changi Airport again on transit.The second case took place at a retail outlet in the transit area of Changi Airport Terminal 1 at about 12.40am on Aug 5. Read more












