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Theft/burglary

British PM Starmer pledges to end shoplifting ‘free-for-all’ in Britain

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said technology will be rolled out nationwide to help retailers share CCTV footage with police.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said technology will be rolled out nationwide to help retailers share CCTV footage with police.

US State Dept orders global warning about alleged China AI thefts by DeepSeek, others

US man charged in Lego theft scheme of replacing pieces with pasta, police say

The man replaced a Marvel Avengers tower building set with several bags of Goya brand elbow-shaped pasta.
The man replaced a Marvel Avengers tower building set with several bags of Goya brand elbow-shaped pasta.

Two teenagers arrested for allegedly stealing motorcycle in Kallang

Worker at France’s Elysee palace stole presidential porcelain, sold it on online

Most of the items stolen from the Elysee Palace in Paris were sold via a Vinted business account and on Facebook.
Most of the items stolen from the Elysee Palace in Paris were sold via a Vinted business account and on Facebook.

Trolley thieves in Malaysia take a toll on grocers

A former senior supervisor who worked for major supermarket chains also said the theft of shopping trolleys usually occurs at outlets near housing areas with many apartments and flats.
A former senior supervisor who worked for major supermarket chains also said the theft of shopping trolleys usually occurs at outlets near housing areas with many apartments and flats.

British court jails man who stole Faberge egg in a handbag

‘Extraordinary news’: Dutch recover stolen gold Romanian helmet

In 2025, a gang of robbers used firework bombs to break into the Drents Museum in the northern Netherlands to steal the items.
In 2025, a gang of robbers used firework bombs to break into the Drents Museum in the northern Netherlands to steal the items.

Man admits he was part of plan to commit snatch theft of Rolex watch worth nearly $86,000

Dominic Chow Yee had obtained illicit accounts on online marketplace Carousell for his friend to look for sellers of luxury watches.
Dominic Chow Yee had obtained illicit accounts on online marketplace Carousell for his friend to look for sellers of luxury watches.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, March 30, 2026

Smoke rising from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the outskirts of the village of Yohmor in the southern Lebanese area of Marjeyoun, on March 29.
Smoke rising from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the outskirts of the village of Yohmor in the southern Lebanese area of Marjeyoun, on March 29.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.