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Apr 22, 12, 2:49 pm
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1196797/1/.html
SINGAPORE: Two men have been arrested separately for stealing on board two Singapore Airlines flights on Saturday.
Police have been closely monitoring cases of in-flight thefts on some regional flights where passengers reported their valuables -- especially cash kept in hand-carry bags and stowed in the overhead compartments -- were stolen.
In the first case, while on board a Singapore Airlines flight from Hong Kong to Singapore, a crew member saw a passenger remove a laptop bag from an overhead compartment which was several seats in front of his allotted seat.
The suspect then returned to his seat and started searching through the bag.
Moments later, the suspect was seen putting the bag back to where it was originally stowed.
The alert crew member informed the owner of the bag and proceeded to detain the 38-year-old male suspect.
A check was then made and apart from some documents, there were no valuables kept inside the bag.
In the second case, a crew member -- on board a Singapore Airlines flight from Singapore to Vietnam -- saw a passenger remove a laptop bag from an overhead compartment near his allotted seat.
The suspect was seen taking the bag and moving to the rear of the aircraft during the boarding process.
He then began rummaging through the bag, and was seen removing cash from the bag.
He later returned the laptop bag to the original overhead compartment.
The alert crew member then detained the 49-year-old male suspect.
Currencies amounting to S$630 belonging to the bag owners were recovered.
Both men are China nationals and will be charged in court on Monday with theft.
Police advise passengers to exercise caution and to keep their cash and valuables with them while on board aircraft.
Although I never have cash in my cabin bag, I certainly have my electronic equipment (phone, laptop, camera, ipod) in it.
Losing these items do not bother me so much. But the thought of losing the items with contents in them...
It is a reminder that we should lock our cabin bags.
SINGAPORE: Two men have been arrested separately for stealing on board two Singapore Airlines flights on Saturday.
Police have been closely monitoring cases of in-flight thefts on some regional flights where passengers reported their valuables -- especially cash kept in hand-carry bags and stowed in the overhead compartments -- were stolen.
In the first case, while on board a Singapore Airlines flight from Hong Kong to Singapore, a crew member saw a passenger remove a laptop bag from an overhead compartment which was several seats in front of his allotted seat.
The suspect then returned to his seat and started searching through the bag.
Moments later, the suspect was seen putting the bag back to where it was originally stowed.
The alert crew member informed the owner of the bag and proceeded to detain the 38-year-old male suspect.
A check was then made and apart from some documents, there were no valuables kept inside the bag.
In the second case, a crew member -- on board a Singapore Airlines flight from Singapore to Vietnam -- saw a passenger remove a laptop bag from an overhead compartment near his allotted seat.
The suspect was seen taking the bag and moving to the rear of the aircraft during the boarding process.
He then began rummaging through the bag, and was seen removing cash from the bag.
He later returned the laptop bag to the original overhead compartment.
The alert crew member then detained the 49-year-old male suspect.
Currencies amounting to S$630 belonging to the bag owners were recovered.
Both men are China nationals and will be charged in court on Monday with theft.
Police advise passengers to exercise caution and to keep their cash and valuables with them while on board aircraft.
Although I never have cash in my cabin bag, I certainly have my electronic equipment (phone, laptop, camera, ipod) in it.
Losing these items do not bother me so much. But the thought of losing the items with contents in them...
It is a reminder that we should lock our cabin bags.