Man to be charged over perfume theft spree at Changi Airport

Published Oct 07, 2026, 01:06 PM

Updated Oct 07, 2026, 01:06 PM

A 47-year-old American man was arrested for stealing perfume worth more than $1,400 from Changi Airport transit shops across several visits.

Police said he first stole items in November 2025, then stole again in April 2026, before leaving Singapore each time.

He will be charged with five theft counts on Oct 8, and police warned offenders cannot evade the law by leaving Singapore.

SINGAPORE - A 47-year-old American man has been arrested for a series of shop thefts within Changi Airport’s transit areas, involving more than $1,400 worth of perfume.

The suspect was nabbed by Airport Police Division officers during a planned operation on Sept 25 as he transited through Changi Airport, ending a multi-visit stealing spree across terminals, the police said in a statement on Oct 7.

The authorities were first alerted on Nov 5, 2025, to a case of shop theft after a retail assistant at Changi Airport Terminal 3 discovered a box of perfume missing from a display shelf.

CCTV footage revealed that a man had taken a box of perfume valued at $331 the previous evening at about 7.38pm and left without paying.

Further investigations showed that he swiped three more boxes of perfume, totalling $646, from two retail outlets in the transit area of Terminal 2 later that day, before flying out of Singapore.

Airport Police Division officers identified the suspect, but he had already left Singapore by then.

The suspect struck again about five months later.

During a layover at Changi Airport on April 24, 2026, he took two more boxes of perfume, valued at at $236.90 and $195.40, from two shops within six minutes, between about 7.15am and 7.21am, before departing on his connecting flight.

Officers from the Airport Police Division caught up with him on Sept 25 when he transited through Changi Airport.

The man will be charged on Oct 8 with five counts of theft in dwelling. If convicted, he can be jailed for up to seven years, fined, or both.

“Offenders should not assume that leaving Singapore after committing an offence will allow them to evade the law,” said the police, emphasising its zero-tolerance stance on shop theft.

The authorities added that they take such crimes seriously and will continue to work closely with airport stakeholders to prevent, detect and deter shop theft at Changi Airport.

发布于 2026 年 10 月 7 日下午 1:06

更新于2026年10月7日下午1:06

一名47岁的美国男子因多次在樟宜机场转机商店盗窃价值超过1400美元的香水而被捕。

警方表示，他于 2025 年 11 月首次行窃，随后于 2026 年 4 月再次行窃，每次作案后都离开了新加坡。

他将于10月8日被控五项盗窃罪名，警方警告说，违法者不能通过离开新加坡来逃避法律制裁。

新加坡——一名47岁的美国男子因在樟宜机场转机区内犯下多起商店盗窃案而被捕，涉案香水价值超过1400美元。

警方在 10 月 7 日的一份声明中表示，9 月 25 日，机场警察部门的警员在樟宜机场的一次计划行动中抓获了这名嫌疑人，结束了他在多个航站楼多次行窃的狂潮。

2025年11月5日，樟宜机场3号航站楼的一名零售助理发现货架上的一盒香水不见了，当局首次接到报案称发生了一起商店盗窃案。

监控录像显示，前一天晚上大约7点38分，一名男子拿走了一盒价值331美元的香水，但没有付款就离开了。

进一步调查显示，当天晚些时候，在离开新加坡之前，他又从 2 号航站楼转机区的两家零售店偷走了三盒香水，总价值 646 美元。

机场警署警员确认了嫌疑人身份，但他当时已经离开新加坡。

大约五个月后，嫌犯再次作案。

2026年4月24日，他在樟宜机场转机时，于早上7点15分至7点21分之间，在六分钟内从两家商店又拿走了两盒香水，价值分别为236.90美元和195.40美元，之后他便搭乘转机航班离开。

9月25日，他在樟宜机场转机时被机场警察部门的警员抓获。

该男子将于10月8日被控五项入室盗窃罪。如果罪名成立，他可能被判处最高七年监禁、罚款或两者并罚。

警方表示：“犯罪分子不应以为犯罪后离开新加坡就能逃脱法律制裁”，并强调警方对商店盗窃采取零容忍态度。

当局补充说，他们严肃对待此类犯罪，并将继续与机场利益相关者密切合作，以防止、发现和阻止樟宜机场的商店盗窃行为。