Cleaner who broke into unit foiled by alert resident

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Posted: 21 January 2010 2335 hrs
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SINGAPORE : Police have nabbed a cleaner who broke into a unit at a private estate that he was working at.

An alert resident had spotted the 39-year-old behaving suspiciously outside her neighbour's home.

Sensing that something was amiss, she followed the suspect. She saw the cleaner place a bag into a rubbish bin.

The woman then alerted her neighbour and the police were called in.

The bag was recovered, and in it were branded watches, handbags, jewellery and coins amounting to S$100.

The suspect will be charged in court on Friday. If convicted, he could be jailed for up to 10 years. - CNA/ms


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