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 that day.
10 Artillery Avenue is the address of Village Hotel Sentosa.
A 34-year-old woman is assisting with investigations for the offence of theft in dwelling, the police said, adding that investigations are ongoing.
A spokesperson for Far East Hospitality, which operates Village Hotel Sentosa, said in a media response on Oct 19 that the company is aware of the incident involving a guest at the hotel on Oct 17.
The spokesperson said: “The hotel is cooperating fully with the authorities and remains in contact with the guest to support the ongoing process.
“As investigations are still ongoing, we are unable to comment at this stage.”
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.
