In Singapore, a man wearing gloves, a mask, and a baseball cap visited the same residence twice within four days, stealing underwear from the corridor and leaving quickly, all of which was caught on residents’ security cameras.
Shin Min Daily News reported on the 13th that Mr. Hong (35, self-employed) lives with his wife, parents, and domestic helper in Block 226, Serangoon Avenue 4. Earlier this month, the domestic helper started noticing her underwear frequently going missing, and after telling her female employer, the two found it suspicious.
Mr. Hong said: “Both my wife and the helper have been targeted. My wife realized she was missing five or six pieces of underwear, most of which were newly bought. Even if the wind blew them away, they would fall to the ground—not just all disappear. That’s why we suspect someone stole them.”
To find out the truth, Mr. Hong spent $80 to install a security camera at their front door, and ended up capturing some surprising footage.
The footage showed that around 2 a.m. last Tuesday (the 7th), a strange man suddenly appeared in the corridor outside their door, acting suspiciously. The man was bald, wore glasses, dressed in a grey shirt, shorts and slippers. He first looked around nervously, then stood staring at the underwear hanging on the clothes rack.
Wearing Black Gloves on His Right Hand
In another video clip, the man took out a plastic bag and put all the underwear from the rack into it, then went down the stairs next to him. At the time, he was wearing a black glove on his right hand, and the whole process took less than five minutes. Mr. Hong pointed out that the man seemed to be “coming back for more,” as he returned twice in just four days to steal underwear.
The footage provided by Mr. Hong shows that at around 2:30 a.m. last Friday (the 10th), the man appeared outside the unit again, this time wearing a baseball cap and mask. He paced back and forth in the corridor before taking away more underwear hanging in the corridor.
Wife Lost Nearly $150 in Total
Mr. Hong said he doesn’t know and has never seen the man before, and believes he is not a resident in the same block, which is very puzzling to him.
Mr. Hong said his wife lost nearly $150 worth of underwear, and a police report has been lodged.
The police confirmed upon inquiry that a report had been received, and the case is still under investigation.