SINGAPORE, Oct. 7 -- The long arm of the law caught up with a 47-year-old American on September 25, about 10 months after he allegedly stole from several shops in the transit areas of Changi Airport.

Police said today that the alleged theft cases took place in November 2025 and April this year.

He first allegedly stole from a retail outlet in the transit area of Changi Airport Terminal 3 at about 7.40pm on November 4, 2025.

The American was seen on closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage removing a box of perfume valued at S$331 (RM1,066) from a display shelf and leaving the outlet without paying.

He is said to have taken three more boxes of perfume, with a total value of S$646, from another two retail outlets in the transit area of ...