A 26-year-old man has been arrested for his suspected involvement in a series of thefts at Pasir Ris.

Arrested on May 20

According to a press release by the Singapore Police Force, the police were first alerted to a report of female undergarments being stolen outside a residential unit along Pasir Ris Street 12 on May 10, 2020.

The clothing had been hung outside the unit.

Through conducting ground enquiries, and parsing through images from police cameras, officers from the Bedok Police Division managed to establish the identity of the thief.

He was subsequently arrested on May 20.

Preliminary investigations revealed that the man is believed to be involved in other similar cases in the vicinity.

The man was found to have over 25 undergarments in his possessions, all of which have been seized by the police.

Police investigations are ongoing.

For theft, under Section 379 of the Penal Code, Chapter 224, the man can be imprisoned for up to 3 years, or fined, or both.

The police are also looking into whether the man has breached any safe distancing measures.

Previous case of undergarment thief

Just recently, another undergarment thief made the news.

39-year-old Lee Chee Kin was first arrested in July 2019 for stealing female undergarments over two years, trespassing into over 30 residences in the meantime.

However while out on bail, he flouted circuit breaker rules in order to look for bras and panties to steal.

On May 18, Lee pleaded guilty to ten charges relating to trespass, theft, dishonest misappropriation and unauthorised access to a debit card, and leaving his residence without reasonable excuse.

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