Shopping mall security officer fined $2,000 for stealing Watsons store's items
A security officer who was assigned to Bedok Mall stole from a shop while on her security rounds, a court heard.
At the State Courts on Thursday (7 March), Thurga Ellan was fined $2,000 after she pleaded guilty to one charge of theft. If she fails to pay the fine she will have to serve 10 days in jail.
The 27-year-old Malaysian was employed by Certis Cisco and assigned to the shopping mall. On 4 January, just after midnight, Thurga took a break while doing her rounds near the atrium at basement 2.
Health and beauty store Watsons had just held a sale at the atrium and used a cloth to cover the cosmetics section of its products there.
Thurga went under the cloth, took several items and hid them in her pockets. The stolen items totaled $316.98 included lipsticks, eyeliner, blushes, eyeshadow, foundation, lip pencils and a makeup brush. She then continued on her security rounds.
The incident was captured on the mall’s CCTV. A Watsons sales manager called the police about the missing items the same afternoon. All the stolen items were later recovered.
Thurga was arrested on 8 January when she reported for duty at work. She admitted to the theft.
The maximum penalty for theft is up to three years’ jail along with a fine.
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