Ang Mo Kio blocks plundered for metal

Ang Mo Kio blocks plundered for metal 
FOUR stainless steel signboards and several public taps were dismantled and stolen from two HDB blocks in Ang Mo Kio Avenue 1.
The stolen signboards, valued at $640, were located at the ground floor lift landings of Blocks 315 and 316, while the metal taps nearby were worth about $240.

Police, which received a report from a resident at about 10.30am on Saturday, are investigating.

Anyone with information should contact police at 1800-255-0000.

Cashing in on soaring scrap metal prices, metal thieves have been making off with just about anything they can get their hands on. Their bounty includes cables, signs, drain covers, metal handrails, prayer urns and even toilet fixtures.

Police say there were 294 such cases in the first three months of this year. Last year, there were 184 cases in the same period.
K.C. VIJAYAN

Source : The Straits Times, 09 July 2007

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