Woman jailed after Sheng Siong facial recognition tech links her to 12 shoplifting incidents女子因昇菘超市人脸识别技术将其与12起盗窃案联系起来而被判入狱
A woman was jailed for a week after shoplifting at a Sheng Siong supermarket oulet on 12 separate occasions in a span of four months.Leong Seek Yuen, 45, was finally caught on Oct 1, 2025, thanks to a facial recognition CCTV system deployed at the store, which sent out an alert to a staff member when it detected Leong's entry...
A woman was jailed for a week after shoplifting at a Sheng Siong supermarket oulet on 12 separate occasions in a span of four months.
Leong Seek Yuen, 45, was finally caught on Oct 1, 2025, thanks to a facial recognition CCTV system deployed at the store , which sent out an alert to a staff member when it detected Leong's entry that day.
The Singaporean woman was sentenced on Oct 8 after pleading guilty to theft.
Between May 27 and Aug 12, 2025, Leong stole meat products and beverages from the same Sheng Siong outlet in Sin Ming Avenue.
The court heard that Leong utilised the self-checkout kiosk during each shopping trip, reported The Straits Times.
Without cashier assistance, she could avoid scanning some items.
On Sept 29, 2025, the store's assistant supervisor reportedly found that stocks did not tally and checked CCTV footage. When Leong entered the supermarket again on Oct 1, he called the police.
Leong has since made full restitution for the stolen groceries, worth about $90 in total.
Her defence lawyer also said she had been diagnosed with a form of depressive disorder, according to The Straits Times.
Sheng Siong had said in August 2025 that it will implement its artificial intelligence facial recognition CCTV system in all outlets, reported CNA.
They have been using facial recognition technology since April 2024.
Theft suspects captured on CCTV footage will have their photographs uploaded in the system. Once they enter any Sheng Siong store again, an app pushes out an alert to staff.
These suspects are typically identified only after they leave the store with unpaid items.
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一名女子在四个月内12次在昇菘超市门店行窃，被判入狱一周。
45岁的梁锡源（Leong Seek Yuen）最终于2025年10月1日被抓获，这要归功于商店部署的人脸识别闭路电视系统，该系统在检测到梁锡源当天进入商店时向工作人员发出了警报。
这名新加坡女子于10月8日认罪盗窃后被判刑。
2025年5月27日至8月12日期间，梁某多次从信明道的昇菘超市盗窃肉类产品和饮料。
据《海峡时报》报道，法庭获悉梁某每次购物都会使用自助结账机。
如果没有收银员的帮助，她可以避免扫描某些商品。
2025年9月29日，该超市助理主管发现库存不符，并查看了监控录像。10月1日，梁某再次进入超市后报警。
梁某已全额赔偿被盗的食品杂货，总价值约 90 美元。
据《海峡时报》报道，她的辩护律师还表示，她被诊断患有某种抑郁症。
据中央社报道，昇菘超市曾在2025年8月表示，将在其所有门店实施人工智能人脸识别闭路电视系统。
他们从2024年4月开始使用面部识别技术。
监控录像拍到的盗窃嫌疑人照片将被上传至系统。一旦他们再次进入任何一家昇菘超市，应用程序就会向员工发出警报。
这些嫌疑人通常只有在带着未付款的商品离开商店后才会被确认身份。
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