Man Steals Over $25,000 Cash & Luxury Watches from Unlocked Cars at Suntec City

When I was a kid, I used to watch Crimewatch.

Crimewatch can be a little cheesy, admittedly. It’s got terrible actors hoping to catch their first break and underdeveloped scripts.

Now though, seeing this new headline, I’m wondering if maybe we should have planted our butts on the floor and sat in front of the television during every episode of Crimewatch because well.

Apparently some car owners at Suntec City carpark are leaving their car doors unlocked.

This can explain how Mohamed Rashid Mohd Ali, 56, managed to break into the cars (open the doors and helped themselves) and steal various items, including luxury watches and more than $25,000 in cash.

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The spree of crimes, which happened earlier this year, started when Rasid had gone to the carpark with intent to steal from unlocked cars on 13 May 2024.

Trying his luck at the basement one carpark, Rasid struck gold when coming upon an unlocked Porsche.

He entered the car via the driver’s door and found various items from the front centre compartment. This included two wallets containing $1,000 in cash in total.

Rasid also took an Audemars Piguet watch valued at $30,000.

When the driver, a 40-year-old Singaporean, later returned to his car at about 5.15pm, he discovered that his possessions were missing and lodged a police report three days later.

Rasid then hit the carpark again on 29 August to steal from unlocked cars, and, at some time between 11 am and 2.30 pm, he found another Porsche unlocked at basement two and stole a Rolex worth $14,000. The watch had been left in the cupholder.

Rasid had also managed to find another unlocked car at 9.50pm that same day.

He had stolen $19,328 in cash from a Cartier bag left at the rear seat and $6,000 in cash located in the front centre compartment.

He then used a portion of the cash to buy a bracelet valued at $10,350.

The owner of the cash called the police on the same day it was stolen to make a report. The owner of the Rolex watch, on the other hand, had only made a report on 8 Sep.

While he had noticed that the watch was missing, he did not think much about it as he reasoned that he could have left the watch at home. Once he couldn’t find it, the owner then made a police report.

The police, after investigation, managed to establish Rasid’s identity and arrested him on 19 Sep. Then, after raiding the house, the police managed to recover items such as the Rolex and Audemars Piguet watches. Items like the cash and the bracelet bought with the cash were not.

Rasid claimed that he had sold the bracelet to an unidentified person in Batam, and that he spent the proceeds as well as the rest of the cash.

Rasid was sentenced to 26 months’ jail on 24 Nov, after he pled guilty to three theft charges.

For each charge of theft, Rasid, who had a history of committing theft, could have been jailed for up to three years, fined, or both.