Serial burglar jailed 8 years
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Aug 19, 2010 - Straits Times
Serial burglar jailed 8 years
by Elena Chong
A SERIAL burglar who broke into hundreds of social organisations over the last 12 years and got away with about $300,300 worth of property was jailed for eight years and five months on Thursday.
Ong Yeow Kong alias Ong Yew Peng, 49, a Malaysian, was ordered to be given five strokes of the cane for overstaying for almost 23 years.
The unemployed man admitted to 16 counts of housebreaking and theft by night at mostly child care and education centres in the east between July last year and May 3 this year (10).
When police caught him at Metropolitan YMCA Childcare and Development Centre at Pasir Ris on May 3, he was found with $874, of which $600 were stolen from the centre. Three screwdrivers, a cutter and a torchlight were also found on him.
The court heard that he came here to work in 1978, mostly as a general worker or steel fitter.He last worked in a company in Kallang Place until his work permit was cancelled on Nov 11, 1987. He had remained here since without any reasonable cause.
Another 328 charges were taken into consideration during his sentencing.
Ong could have been jailed for up to 14 years on each charge of housebreaking and theft.
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do case 8 yrs liao nw den kena, wtf??
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do 12 yrs then kena. Pro.
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wa pro burglar
12 yrs then kena caught
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Originally posted by Clivebenss:
Aug 19, 2010 - Straits Times
Serial burglar jailed 8 years
A SERIAL burglar who broke into hundreds of social organisations over the last 12 years and got away with about $300,300 worth of property was jailed for
very selective Professional... only targetted social organisations.. (modern Robin Hood maybe...)
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should have stayed hidden and announce a challenge:
Any thief who is able to rob a certain amount, say $400K in one night, shall be made the Chief Thief of SG...that kind of fame
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shd do a movie on him, seriously.
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This shows how ineffecient the police is
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If he is caught 1 year later,he won't get the caning...
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Unemployed foreigner can diao here commit crimes arh? Li hai li hai.