2 teens charged after Bukit Merah minimart break-in, theft
What's new: Police said they arrested the boys within 10 hours and recovered S$462 and 203 cigarette packs.
Two teenage boys are set to be charged in Singapore after cash and cigarettes were stolen from a minimart in Jalan Bukit Merah. Police said the 15-year-old and 17-year-old were identified through ground inquiries and images from police cameras and CCTV after officers were alerted at about 7:15 a.m. on Oct. 19. About S$2,100 in cash and 290 cigarette packs worth about S$3,000 were reported missing. Officers from the Central Police Division arrested the pair within 10 hours, and recovered S$462 in cash and 203 cigarette packs. The boys are due in court on Oct. 21 on a housebreaking and theft charge carrying a penalty of up to 10 years in jail and a fine.