June 13, 2019, 07:15 PM 
A video of an alleged snatch theft taking place at Far East Plaza has surfaced online.
Shared by Facebook page Three Crowns Jewellery and Watch Pte Ltd on June 13, the post claims that a "snatch thief" robbed another shop of two Rolexes on June 12.
The caption reads:"The Snatch Theft strike and robbed 2 Rolexes at Far East Plaza Ground Floor on 12.6.19 @ 1210pm. Just below my shop."
Man in black fled
In the first part of the video, a man in a black shirt can be seen running out of a shop.
Gif from Three Crowns Jewellery and Watch Pte Ltd's Facebook page.
A woman comes out of the shop, followed by a man in a white shirt from the left.
A second woman then comes out of the shop and appears to shout and point at the first woman, while a second man in a T-shirt runs down the corridor.
Gif from Three Crowns Jewellery and Watch Pte Ltd's Facebook page.
Screenshot from Three Crowns Jewellery and Watch Pte Ltd's Facebook page.
It is not clear if they managed to catch up with the first man who ran out of the shop, but more people, likely other shopkeepers, came out to take a look.
Gif from Three Crowns Jewellery and Watch Pte Ltd's Facebook page.
Police report made
When contacted, the person behind Three Crowns Jewellery and Watch Pte Ltd's Facebook page shared that his own shop was on the fourth floor.
He claimed that the alleged robbery took place on the second floor, despite describing it as the ground floor in the Facebook post.
The video was not taken by him directly, but shared with him by someone else.
He added that a police report had been lodged.
Man was wearing a fake Rolex watch
(Update: June 14, 12:30 am) When contacted by Mothership, the police said:
"On 12 June 2019 at 12.16pm, the Police were alerted to a case of theft-in-dwelling at No. 14 Scotts Road. Police investigations are ongoing."
According to a Straits Times report on June 13, the man walked into a second-hand watch shop called HJ Luxury while wearing a fake Rolex watch.
But then he allegedly robbed the shop of two real diamond-encrusted watches worth about S$150,000.
The shopkeeper at HJ Luxury and other shopkeepers nearby gave chase, but could not catch the man.
Police looking for info
According to the police, they are looking for the man shown in the image below to assist with investigations into a case of shop theft, which occurred at 14 Scotts Road on 12 June 2019.
Anyone with information is requested to call the Police hotline at 1800-255-0000 or submit information online at www.police.gov.sg/iwitness. All information will be kept strictly confidential.
Pic from SPF.
Top image from Three Crowns Jewellery and Watch Pte Ltd's Facebook page.
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