Two years’ jail for burglar who stole $2
A 24-year-old father of two has been given a two years' jail sentence by a Singapore court for breaking into his former workplace and stealing a cash till and the two-dollar bill in it.
Ansar Anwar, a Malaysian, broke into a Sakae Sushi outlet at Parco Bugis Junction and forced open the rear door of the restaurant at about 6am on 28 June. With a screwdriver, Ansar pried open the cash till only to find $2.
He took the cash till and left the restaurant but he later dumped the till and used the money to take a bus back to Johor Bahru.
According to The Straits Times, Ansar was working at Sakae Sushi as a cleaner from 2007 to 2009. He returned to Singapore on 26 June to look for a new job and to borrow money from a friend.
Having found none, Ansar decided to steal from his ex-workplace.
The father of two was caught at Woodlands Checkpoint when he returned to Singapore on 2 July.
A second person known as Dila was found to be involved in the housebreaking, but the man could not be found.
Despite stealing only $2, Ansar could have been jailed for up to 14 years.
