[Bigiron]

Shop thefts on the rise for third year in a row, even as physical crimes dipped in 2023 

 https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapor...022024_cna

[Wy:Nox]

Steal alcoholic drinks, too. Are those alcohol addicted?

[EvertonDiehard]

Shop thefts on the rise for third year in a row, even as physical crimes dipped in 2023 
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapor...022024_cna

This just means that CCTVs are picking up more shoplifters in the act after they leave the store. In the past, if the thieves make it out of the premises, they are home and free. Now they can be identified through the footage from CCTVs.

[EvertonDiehard]

Steal alcoholic drinks, too.  Are those alcohol addicted?

They want to drink even when they cannot afford to.