The teen had taken three pairs of sunglasses valued at about S$1,462 and left the store without making payment.
\n\nThe police have arrested a male teenager, 16, and his mother, 39, both Uzbekistan nationals, for their involvement in separate shop theft cases committed within the transit area of Changi Airport.
\n\nThey will be charged in court on Sep. 16, 2026.
\n\nThe police were alerted to a case of shop theft at a retail outlet in the transit area of Changi Airport Terminal 2 on Aug. 28, 2026, at about 6:46pm.
\n\nPreliminary investigations revealed that a retail assistant had discovered that three pairs of sunglasses were missing from a display shelf.
\n\nA review of CCTV footage showed that at about 6:28pm, a male teenager had taken three pairs of sunglasses valued at S$1,462.38 and left the store without making payment.
\n\nOfficers from the Airport Police Division located the male teenager together with his mother with the aid of CCTV footage before their departure.
\n\nThe three pairs of sunglasses, together with other items suspected to be stolen, were recovered from them.
\n\nFurther investigations revealed that the teenager had stolen an assortment of items worth S$4,887.03 from six retail stores within the transit…
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