Village Hotel Sentosa assisting with police investigations after guest claims $3,000 was stolen
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A spokesperson for Far East Hospitality, which operates Village Hotel Sentosa, said it is aware of the incident involving a guest at the hotel on Oct 17.
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SINGAPORE – Village Hotel Sentosa is assisting with police investigations after a claim of theft was made by a hotel guest on Oct 17.
In response to queries from The Straits Times, the police said on Oct 19 that it received a call for assistance at 10 Artillery Avenue at 1.35pm on Oct 17.
The address of Village Hotel Sentosa is 10 Artillery Avenue.
A 34-year-old woman is assisting with investigations for the offence of theft in dwelling, the police said, adding that investigations are ongoing.
The guest had written a post in Chinese on social media platform Threads at about 4.15pm on Oct 17, alleging that $3,000 in cash was stolen by a housekeeping staff member on Oct 17.
According to his post, he had left about $3,000 in cash inside a plastic bag in his hotel room on the night of Oct 16. He then left the hotel room for Universal Studios Singapore.
On Oct 17, he said, the bag of cash was stolen.
A spokesperson for Far East Hospitality said in an updated media response on Oct 20 that the company is aware of the incident involving a guest at the hotel on Oct 17.
Far East Hospitality operates Village Hotel Sentosa.
The spokesperson said the hotel’s investigations showed that the guest had checked in on Oct 16 at 12.48pm, and checked out on Oct 17 at 11.15am.
At 12.47pm on Oct 17, the spokesperson said, the guest contacted the hotel and claimed he had left an envelope containing $3,000 in his room.
A search of the room, its surrounding areas and the hotel’s staff was immediately conducted, the spokesperson said, adding that the alleged missing cash was not found on the hotel’s staff or its premises.
A second search was carried out in the presence of the guest when he returned to the hotel after 1pm, the spokesperson said, adding again that the alleged missing cash was not found during the search.
After a police report was made, two other searches were made by the police at 2pm and at 6.32pm, the spokesperson said.
The hotel is cooperating fully with the authorities and remains in contact with the guest to support the ongoing process, the spokesperson added.
