Two men arrested after multiple dine-and-dash incidents amounting to $2,000 of unpaid bills
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The pair racked up an unpaid bill of over $2,000 at five restaurants, say the police.
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SINGAPORE – Two men, aged 20 and 23, were arrested for their alleged involvement in dine-and-dash cases at five restaurants, where they racked up unpaid bills of over $2,000.
In a statement on Wednesday, the police said that five reports had been made against the two men between April 5 and 13, for dining at the restaurants and leaving without paying the bill. The two were arrested on Tuesday.
The police said that the duo either dined together or with others and ordered large amounts of food and drink.
The two then informed restaurant staff that payment would be made or pretended to make payment using a defunct bank card whose transactions were declined.
Investigations are ongoing, added the police, who did not name the two men.
Those found guilty of conspiring to cheat face a jail term of up to 10 years and a fine.
The Straits Times understands that the duo were the same two men who were involved in two dine-and-dash incidents reported on citizen journalism site Stomp last week.
Stomp reported that four diners had left SMOObar in Prinsep Street on April 8 without paying their $275 bill.
The outstanding bill was paid five days later, after the bar lodged a police report and publicised the incident on social media.
After SMOObar’s post, Jyu Gae Bistro in Bras Basah Road also recounted a similar incident on social media.
It said on March 11 that two diners stepped out of the restaurant for a smoke break and never returned. They left without paying the bill of about $290.
The bistro said that after checking with SMOObar, it realised the same pair of diners may have been involved in both incidents.
