The Western Union branch at Ubi Avenue 1 was cordoned off after a robbery. (Photo: Monica Kotwani)
SINGAPORE: A man wielding a knife robbed a Western Union branch in Ubi on Tuesday morning (Aug 1), in the second armed robbery in Singapore in two days.
The suspect, who is at large, forced an employee of the money transfer branch at Block 301 Ubi Avenue 1 to hand over more than S$2,000 in cash. He then fled on foot, the police said.
The police were alerted at around 10.50am. The Western Union employee was not injured and no one was inside the branch at the time of the robbery, they said.
The suspect is said to be tall, and wearing a white helmet, black jacket and dark-coloured long pants.
Police released this photo of the suspect who robbed a Western Union branch of more than S$2,000. (Photo: SPF)
The landlord of the Western Union branch, who only wanted to be known as Mr Liu, said he heard the female employee shouting for help. But by the time he reached the branch, the robber had fled.
Mr Liu, who lives directly above the branch, added that the Western Union employee was "definitely scared".
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Hello genius, nabbing the robber only after 3 full days? Efficient my ass, that is equivalent to half the duration of the entire six-day war!
Suspect has been nabbed, SPF was surprisingly quite efficient.....
Western Union armed robbery: 56-year-old man arrested
A 56-year-old Singaporean man suspected to have robbed a Western Union branch in Ubi at knifepoint has been arrested, the Singapore Police Force announced on Friday (Aug 4).
According to the police, the suspect entered the remittance outlet wearing a helmet and mask, and armed with a knife. He ordered the staff not to shout and demanded money, then fled with about S$4,000.
The suspect eventually fled on a bicycle with S$1,071 in a bag. By the time the police arrested him on Thursday night, the suspect claimed to have spent most of the money, including S$24 on 4D tickets. The police are investigating his claims.
More at http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/western-union-armed-robbery-56-year-old-man-arrested-9091312
Face apparently wasn't exposed in the photograph provided, robber could simply shed the helmet and clothes on him and cops would be none the wiser honestly. Unless he left behind prints or DNA that could be referenced against a database............
The StanChart robber is what I call a real smooth criminal. Perhaps inspired by John Wick's style of minimalistic improvisation.
Desperate men pushed to the edge in really trying times? The rich get richer, the poor get poorer in the little red dot as we all know it.
Both can't compare to David Roach, who made StanChart instantly poorer by $30K using nothing but a fucking piece of paper.
Welcome to Sin City, where armed robberies are once again becoming fashionable it seems. Dude ran off with 1K yesterday but got caught, today this storm-trooper fled with twice the amount and is still laughing at our incompetent police for not being able to catch his ass. Who knows perhaps he is now already far beyond the shores of Singapore, outside the jurisdiction of our Singapore Pussy Force. Just like that maid who murdered the poor couple in Bedok Reservoir and coolly made her way back home to Indonesia.