Woman caught by Sheng Siong’s facial recognition tech after shoplifting 12 times gets week’s jail
She stole items worth nearly $90 in total over 12 occasions from the Sin Ming Avenue outlet between May and Aug 2025.
Leong Seek Yuen, a 45-year-old gym coach, was apprehended by Sheng Siong's facial recognition technology after shoplifting 12 times from a single Sin Ming Avenue supermarket branch between May and August 2025. The assistant supervisor at the outlet received an alert when Leong returned on October 1, 2025, and she was subsequently arrested.
Leong had stolen groceries worth nearly $90, making full restitution before pleading guilty to the theft charge. She was sentenced to a week in jail. This case is one of two women identified through Sheng Siong's facial recognition CCTV technology in November 2025; the other received an eight-day jail sentence. The cases highlight an increase in shop theft incidents, with offenders typically targeting food, drinks, clothes, and personal care products. Shoplifting can result in a prison sentence of up to seven years and a fine.
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