Man caught allegedly stealing jacket on mannequin at Jewel Changi Airport shop
He and a woman who allegedly stole perfume from shops at Changi Airport are set to be charged on Aug 25.
A man was caught on camera allegedly stealing a $350 blue denim jacket from a mannequin at a Jewel Changi Airport shop on August 14, according to the police. He then left the store without paying for the item. The theft was discovered when a retail assistant noticed the jacket was missing from the display mannequin. Officers from the Airport Police Division were alerted to the incident around 6:35 pm on the day of the crime.
The CCTV footage revealed the man removing the jacket from the mannequin at approximately 3:55 pm before leaving the store without making payment. The police managed to identify the man, but he had already left Singapore by the time they apprehended him on August 15. Separately, a 50-year-old woman was caught allegedly taking a bottle of perfume worth around $410 from a retail outlet in the transit area of Changi Airport Terminal 1 on June 11.
The theft was reported to the police around 11:40 pm that day, when CCTV footage showed her taking the perfume without paying at 8:25 pm. The woman was identified through the use of CCTV footage and arrested in the transit area before she departed. Further investigation revealed that she allegedly stole another bottle of perfume, valued at about $400, from a different shop at around 10:55 pm.
Both bottles of perfume were recovered from her. Both the man and the woman will be charged with theft in dwelling, a crime that carries a penalty of up to seven years' jail, a fine, or both. The police emphasized that offenders should not believe they can escape detection by leaving Singapore after committing an offense. They also stated that they will continue to collaborate with stakeholders to prevent, detect, and deter shop theft at Changi Airport.
The police's mid-year crime brief released on August 24 noted that shop theft and theft in dwelling were among the top crimes of concern, with theft in dwelling cases increasing slightly to 730 in the first half of 2026, compared to 726 in the same period in 2025.
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