We are often told not to leave our belongings lying around in case it gets stolen.
We do follow this thumb of rule in the setting of a coffee shop, where most people would use tissue paper packets to chope seats instead of their personal belongings.
However, when it comes to our car, probably all of us are guilty that we would leave our things lying around inside the car.
We think that it is safe to leave our things visible from the outside for some reason.
But is it really safe?
Singaporean Driver’s Tablet Stolen In JB
According to 8World News, a 43-year-old Singaporean man had his tablets stolen from his car on 29 October during his trip to Johor Bahru (JB).
The Singaporean driver drove to JB in his BMW at around 7.35pm on that Tuesday, and decided to have a meal at a seafood restaurant near ZhenLin Moutain. He then parked his car at a nearby residential area and went to have his dinner.
As he had left his two tablets in his car probably visible from the outside, a thief took the opportunity to break into his car and steal his tablets.
A classic case of finders keepers, losers weepers.
Rear Seat Window Smashed Open
The man was shocked to find that his left rear window had been smashed when he returned back to his car after the meal. Furthermore, his two tablets that he brought along could not be found. He then made a police report about it.
According to the police, the CCTV cameras in the vicinity could not capture the theft even though the car was parked near a residential area. This is because it was too dark at night.
This probably frustrated the man as he was desperate to get back his tablets. Hence, he tried to track the latest position of his tablet to see if he could get any information about it.
Lo and behold, he found that it was last detected around the Skudai area. And that’s all.
Unfortunately, the police are still unable to identify the thieves as of now. If the thieves are not captured, the man is expected to lose about S$1,000 from the incident.
Johor police are currently investigating the case under Article 379 of the Malaysian Criminal Code.
Hopefully, they will be able to nab him soon.
On the other hand, this serves as a reminder to all of us to not leave our belongings lying around, even if it’s inside our car. Leave it out of sight of passers-by.
And yes, not even in Singapore.
