Woman caught on CCTV allegedly stealing more than $360 worth of Pokemon cards from Orchard store
A woman allegedly stole 13 packs of Pokemon trading cards from a store in The Centrepoint mall on November 7. The stolen items are valued at 364 dollars. CCTV footage shows the woman in a blue dress browsing the shop before taking cards from a table and a display cabinet. She waited for a staff member to turn away from her to attend to other customers. The store owner, a 32-year-old man named Wu, released the footage on Facebook. He is appealing for witnesses to come forward. The owner also wants the woman to return the stolen cards.
A woman allegedly stole 13 packs of Pokemon trading cards worth $364 from a shop at The Centrepoint mall along Orchard Road on Nov 7.The incident took place at Play United, a trading card game store on the mall's third floor.The store released CCTV footage of the incident on Facebook, appealing for witnesses and urging her to come forward and return the cards.The footage shows a woman with medium-length hair in a blue dress browsing the cards in the store.She is seen looking around before reaching for cards on a table when a staff member turns away to attend to other customers.She also allegedly took cards from a display cabinet.The store's 32-year-old owner, identified only as Wu, told Shin Min that the woman appeared to target more expensive and more rare cards, suggesting that she was familiar with their value.The packs allegedly taken were popular sets and some discontinued collectibles.Store gives woman chance to return cardsWu said the woman is a first-time customer, based on checks with her staff and a review of the CCTV footage.