{
  "id": 3177202,
  "title": "In Singapore, molest, shoplifting and theft in dwelling rise in first half of 2026: police",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/in-singapore-molest-shoplifting-and-theft-in-dwelling-rise-in-first",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-25T03:06:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3365136/singapore-molest-shoplifting-and-theft-dwelling-rise-first-half-2026-police"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The number of theft cases in homes jumped by about 25 per cent in the first half of 2026, even as Singapore’s overall physical crime situation remained stable. There were 459 thefts in dwelling cases at residential premises in the first six months of the year, up 25.1 per cent from 367 cases over the same period in 2025, according to the Singapore police’s midyear crime brief for 2026. Theft in…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}