Chinese tourist chases down man who allegedly stole his Louis Vuitton bag at Gardens by the Bay

A Chinese tourist received a rude welcome to Singapore when his Louis Vuitton bag got stolen at Gardens by the Bay during his first visit to the country.

He managed to track the alleged thief and retrieve it within 20 minutes, but several of the items inside were gone.

User Lao Hei Livefree posted on Xiaohongshu: "It was truly an extraordinary trip. My first time abroad, even my first time leaving the country, my first time in Singapore, and I got robbed!"

Photos accompanying the post show him walking around Gardens by the Bay with a police officer, and at least three officers at the scene talking to him and handling his luxury handbag.

He also received a card from the police stating they would investigate it further.

Found the alleged thief by chance

Over several posts, Lao Hei Livefree explained that the alleged theft happened at around 9pm on Oct 5 after he saw a light show at the Supertree grove with his friends.

He had left his bag behind him and leaned forward to discuss the itinerary with them, but heard "a burst of rapid footsteps".

Turning around, he discovered his bag was gone.

The tourist then tried to track it down using his wireless earphones to no avail. But figuring "the thief couldn't have gone far", he started walking towards an exit to block his path.

"Just then, I bumped into someone and waved my hand to ask for directions, but he took off running," he added.

Suspicious, he gave chase and snatched a paper bag back from that man, only to find his luxury handbag inside.

The tourist discovered that some of its contents including his passport, pocket camera and livestreaming equipment were gone.

Even a sock he had left inside was missing, but an eyewitness told him that he had seen someone with his pocket camera and the rest of his belongings stuffed into the sock.

Lao Hei Livefree claimed that the alleged thief, who was dressed suspiciously in a black headscarf, managed to get away, disappearing into some bushes.

While he did not seem particularly bothered about the money lost, the tourist said he was concerned about getting his passport back.

Lao Hei Livefree said that he believes that the thief wasn't acting alone, and part of a "gang".

He also believes the man he caught may not have been the person who stole his bag either, but just there to collect the stolen items.

Claiming to have reviewed CCTV footage from Gardens by the Bay, the tourist said that the man had avoided cameras while in the park.

He had also allegedly parked at an area designated for buses, and entered through an exit and exited through an entrance.

"In this way, the surveillance cameras couldn't capture his license plate," the Xiaohongshu user explained.

He added that the CCTV footage allegedly showed the man park, open his car boot and leave.

When he returned, he appeared to toss something into the boot, close it and leave Gardens by the Bay, which makes him believe he was only there to pick up the stolen items.

The tourist added that he hoped other vehicles on the road have dashcam footage showing the getaway car's license plate number to help with the police investigation.

However, as of posting his video on Oct 8, he had not received further updates from the police.

In response to AsiaOne's queries, the Singapore Police Force confirmed that a report was lodged and investigations are ongoing.

一名中国游客首次到访新加坡，在滨海湾花园被偷走了他的路易威登包，遭遇了不愉快的“欢迎”。

他设法追踪到了窃贼，并在 20 分钟内找回了物品，但里面的几件物品不见了。

用户 Lao Hei Livefree 在小红书上发帖说：“这真是一次非同寻常的旅行。我第一次出国，甚至是第一次离开祖国，第一次来新加坡，结果就被抢劫了！”

帖子附带的照片显示，他与一名警官在滨海湾花园附近散步，现场至少有三名警官与他交谈并查看他的名牌手提包。

他还收到警方的一张卡片，上面说他们会对此事进行进一步调查。

偶然间找到了所谓的窃贼。

Lao Hei Livefree 在多篇帖子中解释说，这起盗窃案发生在 10 月 5 日晚上 9 点左右，当时他和朋友们在擎天树丛中观看了一场灯光秀。

他把包留在身后，俯身向前与他们讨论行程安排，却听到“一阵急促的脚步声”。

他转过身，发现自己的包不见了。

随后，这名游客试图用无线耳机追踪窃贼的踪迹，但一无所获。不过，他心想“小偷应该没走远”，于是便走向出口，挡住了窃贼的去路。

“就在这时，我撞到了一个人，我挥手问路，但他却拔腿就跑，”他补充道。

他心生疑虑，追上去从那人手中抢回了一个纸袋，却发现里面装着他的名牌手提包。

这位游客发现他的一些物品不见了，其中包括护照、袖珍相机和直播设备。

就连他留在里面的一只袜子也不见了，但一位目击者告诉他，看到有人把他的袖珍相机和其他物品都塞进了那只袜子里。

老黑自由网称，这名疑似窃贼戴着黑色头巾，打扮十分可疑，设法逃脱，消失在灌木丛中。

虽然他似乎并不太在意丢失的钱，但这位游客表示，他担心的是能否找回自己的护照。

老黑利弗雷表示，他认为窃贼并非单独作案，而是某个“团伙”成员。

他还认为，他抓到的那个人可能并不是偷他包的人，而只是来取回赃物的。

该游客声称查看了滨海湾花园的监控录像，并表示该男子在公园内时避开了摄像头。

据称，他还将车停在公交车专用区域，从出口进入，从入口离开。

“这样一来，监控摄像头就拍不到他的车牌号了，”这位小红书用户解释道。

他还补充说，监控录像显示该男子将车停好，打开后备箱后离开。

当他返回时，他似乎把什么东西扔进了后备箱，关上后备箱，离开了滨海湾花园，这让他相信他只是去取回被盗物品。

这位游客还表示，他希望路上其他车辆的行车记录仪能够拍到逃逸车辆的车牌号码，以帮助警方调查。

然而，截至 10 月 8 日他发布视频时，尚未收到警方的进一步消息。

针对AsiaOne的询问，新加坡警方证实已接到报案，调查正在进行中。