NEWS-Police officers searching area surrounding Standard Chartered bank in Holland Village after suspected robbery

[Guest Security]

Bank robbery is quite common in the land down under as Australia was founded on violence and greed (convict settlers) so all banks there have installed teller windows to prevent such thing. I wonder why the teller did not immediately press a security button under the table, a proper bank should have it installed in the case of robbery.

[leo yok loo]

2 hours ago, Guest Security said:

Bank robbery is quite common in the land down under as Australia was founded on violence and greed (convict settlers) so all banks there have installed teller windows to prevent such thing. I wonder why the teller did not immediately press a security button under the table, a proper bank should have it installed in the case of robbery.

Singapore banks have no budget.

[fab]

22 minutes ago, leo yok loo said:

Singapore banks have no budget.

 

More like sg banks shareholders want 1st world profit but 3rd world cost.

[mate69]

Suspected robber arrested on July 10 in BKK: SPF

 

 

[Vometra]

2 hours ago, mate69 said:

Suspected robber arrested on July 10 in BKK: SPF

 

 

Wah piang eh. Yet another case of our criminals caught by law enforcement from neighbouring countries. Our borders are so freaking porous.

Edited July 11, 2016 by Vometra

[Guest XXX]

2 minutes ago, Vometra said:

Wah piang eh. Yet another case of our criminals caught by law enforcement from neighbouring countries. Our borders are so freaking porous.

Our borders welcome any foreigners walking in and out unless you're the one that match their profiling. Just take a look at the number of Malaysians driving in and out through the causeway.  

[Guest AAA]

6 hours ago, Firday said:

 I saw news say on the same day fly off to BKK liao.

 

 

Suspect had been caught in thailand

[Guest ฉลาด]

6 minutes ago, Guest AAA said:

Suspect had been caught in thailand

 

Wa! Thai Police so "ฉลาด". 

[Vometra]

16 hours ago, Guest XXX said:

Our borders welcome any foreigners walking in and out unless you're the one that match their profiling. Just take a look at the number of Malaysians driving in and out through the causeway.  

 

Aiyoh even wanted criminals can walk in walk out lah. Huang Na's killer, Mat Selamat, a few ang mohs, and one time got an entire yacht I think ....

[Vometra]

No doubt SPF is going to say they have a big role in the arrest of the robber. Just like they said they provided critical info and support for the arrest of mat selamat in johor.

[lonelyglobe]

how to trust them to protect Singapore from terrorists coming in and out, suka suka like that....why airport security so lacking???

 

I tot so many officer keep checking passport when we check-in, so what happen, check for fun??? Airport security need to ramp up and do some soul searching........ 

[Guest Guest]

StanChart bank robber nabbed in Bangkok after 72 hours on the run

Security tape was put up around the perimeter of the Standard Chartered Bank at Holland Village following a robbery on Thursday (July 7). ST PHOTO: MARK CHEONG

SINGAPORE - The man who robbed a Standard Chartered Bank branch in Holland Village has been nabbed in Thailand after more than 72 hours on the run, police confirmed on Monday (July 11).

 

The man was arrested by the Royal Thai Police in Bangkok on Sunday (July 10), police said in a statement.

 

According to Major General Apichart Suriboonya, who heads Thailand's Interpol unit, the suspect is Canadian. He flew from Singapore to Thailand last Thursday, arriving at 5.08pm. On Sunday, he was arrested at noon at Boxpackers Hostel in Bangkok. 

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Major General Apichart, who declined to name the suspect, says the Thai police cancelled his right to stay in Thailand after receiving an arrest warrant from Singapore authorities. He is now being detained at an immigration detention centre in Bangkok.

 

When Thai police questioned him, "he said nothing" and demanded to meet an officer from the Canadian embassy, Major General Apichart told ST. But it was not possible as it was a Sunday and the embassy was closed.

 

 

It is unclear whether an embassy officer has gotten in touch with him but Thai police are seeking to question him more, said the major general. 

 

He was unable to say how long it would take to extradite the suspect, but added "I think it won't be long". Singapore sent the request to extradite him to the Thai embassy in Singapore on Friday night. This request needs to pass through Thailand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, then to the Thai attorney-general's office first before being approved, he said.

 

On Thursday (July 7), the suspect had walked into the bank around 11.25am, handed the female teller a piece of paper with his demands and later fled on foot with about $30,000.

 

Chinese newspaper Shin Min Daily News reported that the note said: "This is a robbery, I have a weapon, give me money, don't call police." 

 

The teller handed over the money for fear that the man would use his weapon. She then alerted the police shortly afterwards.

 

In a statement on its Facebook page, the police said that it managed to establish the identity of the suspect on the same day but he had already left Singapore for Bangkok, shortly after the crime was reported.

 

The StanChart branch did not have a security guard then, but a bank spokesman said it had "in-branch security measures" such as closed-circuit television cameras.Further details beyond the initial police statements were not disclosed earlier to ensure that arrest operations were not jeopardised, police said.

 

"The Singapore authorities are currently engaging our counterparts in Thailand to see whether the suspect can be released into our custody," the police added.

[Guest Teatree]

12 hours ago, lonelyglobe said:

how to trust them to protect Singapore from terrorists coming in and out, suka suka like that....why airport security so lacking???

 

I tot so many officer keep checking passport when we check-in, so what happen, check for fun??? Airport security need to ramp up and do some soul searching........ 

 

I hate to admit but I have to agree with you.  Pride itself for winning the best airport in the world for so many years ...sigh.  Didn't SPF notify airport police straight away to watch out for check-in or hand carry bag with large amount of cash, $30,000 to be exact?

[FluteGuan]

Wtf. Sinkies cant tell the diff between aussie n canadian accent

 

Amdk see alreadi kar kuikui issit?

 

The teller said aussie issit? Hehehe

[FluteGuan]

And stancharts idea of inhouse security measures is cctv

come, i clap for u

[Guest AMDKAccent]

7 minutes ago, FluteGuan said:

Wtf. Sinkies cant tell the diff between aussie n canadian accent

 

Amdk see alreadi kar kuikui issit?

 

The teller said aussie issit? Hehehe

 

Canadian and American almost identical accent except some vowels.

Aussies and Kiwis almost identical same accent except some vowels. How can one's tell where the AMDK is from, lol.

[Guest Cuntry]

4 hours ago, Guest Teatree said:

 

I hate to admit but I have to agree with you.  Pride itself for winning the best airport in the world for so many years ...sigh. 

Singapore, is like a self righeous and snobist woman wearing lots of make-up but lack of inner beauty.  

[FluteGuan]

29 minutes ago, Guest AMDKAccent said:

 

Canadian and American almost identical accent except some vowels.

Aussies and Kiwis almost identical same accent except some vowels. How can one's tell where the AMDK is from, lol.

Canadian and American are near identical except for spelling.

Aussie and kiwis, yes near identical except for some slang. And i mean words not the singlish meaning of slang accent

 

But to confuse canadian (which sounds Yankee) and Aussie ( which sounds  closer to brit) is  way off, dont u think?

 

I understand if pp confuse aus with brit, tho its sooooo diff... but to confuse aus with canadian. So salah

 

Do u confuse singlish with manglish?  几气份一下的勒!

 

[FluteGuan]

Let mirandir kerr coqch stanchart tellers on audsie accents

 

Shay Mitchell's Canadian accent

 

 

[Guest Guest]

Now, the whole world know how lax our bank security is already... Let's see if the government will welcome anyone and everyone into our country now.

 

http://www.msn.com/en-sg/news/other/alleged-stanchart-bank-robber-revealed-to-be-26-year-old-canadian-david-james-roach/ar-BBueDrI?li=BBr8Cnr&ocid=1PRCDEFE

 

Alleged StanChart bank robber revealed to be 26-year-old Canadian David James Roach 

 

© Coconuts Media Photo: Nation TV / Lianhe Wanbao Facebook page

 

Well, well, looks like someone's finally outed. The identity of the man who successfully robbed a Standard Chartered bank has been revealed, and he looks like a young punk. 

 

Thanks to Lianhe Wanbao and their feverish intensity in breaking the news, his name and resting b**** face has been revealed to the public.

 

The alleged bank robber who was apprehended in Bangkok last Sunday is none other than 26-year-old David James Roach.

The picture itself — a screen-grab presumably from a security camera — was first published by Thai media outlet Nation TV.

 

But no word from the authorities if this was indeed the person they've detained. 

 

Interpol Bangkok head Police Major-General Apichat Suriboonya revealed to Channel NewsAsia that the Canadian man is a regular visitor to Thailand, but his trip to Singapore (where he made off with $30,000 in a simple heist) was reportedly his first. 

[fab]

David James Roach. What a surname.

 

An unfortunate one.

[Guest Money]

For sure Thailand will send him back to Singapore. What not so sure is the money will ever be found.

[FluteGuan]

4 hours ago, Guest Guest said:

Now, the whole world know how lax our bank security is already... Let's see if the government will welcome anyone and everyone into our country now.

 

http://www.msn.com/en-sg/news/other/alleged-stanchart-bank-robber-revealed-to-be-26-year-old-canadian-david-james-roach/ar-BBueDrI?li=BBr8Cnr&ocid=1PRCDEFE

 

Alleged StanChart bank robber revealed to be 26-year-old Canadian David James Roach 

 

© Coconuts Media Photo: Nation TV / Lianhe Wanbao Facebook page

 

Well, well, looks like someone's finally outed. The identity of the man who successfully robbed a Standard Chartered bank has been revealed, and he looks like a young punk. 

 

Thanks to Lianhe Wanbao and their feverish intensity in breaking the news, his name and resting b**** face has been revealed to the public.

 

The alleged bank robber who was apprehended in Bangkok last Sunday is none other than 26-year-old David James Roach.

The picture itself — a screen-grab presumably from a security camera — was first published by Thai media outlet Nation TV.

 

But no word from the authorities if this was indeed the person they've detained. 

 

Interpol Bangkok head Police Major-General Apichat Suriboonya revealed to Channel NewsAsia that the Canadian man is a regular visitor to Thailand, but his trip to Singapore (where he made off with $30,000 in a simple heist) was reportedly his first. 

Resting bitch face indeed. Lol!

 

Thai has no qualms abt revealing his face, unlike standchart which claimed to

 

1)have a security guard who later mia , quite like this canuck for a while

 2) have cctv with footages tt CaNnOT be revealed...

because...I dunno. Cctv footages Might just help to nab him faster.but we cant do tt, can we? Lol

[lonelyglobe]

[Guest Guest]

http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/stanchart-robbery-suspect-found-with-notebook-detailing-escape-plan

StanChart robbery: Suspect found with notebook detailing escape plan to Chiang Mai, then Dubai

 

BANGKOK/SINGAPORE - The Standard Chartered robbery suspect currently detained in Bangkok was found with a notebook detailing plans for him to escape to Chiang Mai and then Dubai, Thai police revealed on Wednesday (July 13).

 

It also contained the same phrases that Canadian citizen David James Roach, 26, had allegedly written on a slip of paper used to rob the bank in Holland Village last Thursday (July 7).

 

The note reportedly said: ""This is a robbery, I have a weapon, give me money, don't call police'."

He had purportedly walked into the StanChart branch at around 11.30am, passed the teller the note with his demands, before he fled with about $30,000 in cash.

 

Shortly after, he boarded an AirAsia flight from Singapore and arrived at Bangkok's Don Muang Airport at about 5pm Thailand time (6pm Singapore time) on the same day. He then took a taxi to Central World and then headed to the hostel on foot.

 

On Wednesday (July 13), Thai Police Colonel Nithithorn Chintakanon revealed that they took two days to trace the suspect by contacting the taxi driver and examining closed-circuit television footage where he alighted the taxi.

 

Roach was found with 700,000 baht (S$27,000) in US dollars, Singapore dollars and Thai baht when he was detained by some 20 policemen in Bangkok on Sunday (July 10).

 

Thai immigration police chief Nathatorn Prousoontorn told The Straits Times on Wednesday that Singapore's deputy police chief personally called Thailand's Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan about the case.

 

Mr Nathatorn added that the Thai police did not technically arrest Roach; they merely cancelled his right to stay in Thailand. Therefore, they are not able to keep him for very long, he said.

 

Canadian officials are trying to get Roach sent back to Canada, according to the Thai police.

 

[Guest Guest]

If he really gets repatriated back to Canada, it will just go to show what weaklings our police force is.

 

http://www.msn.com/en-sg/news/newsother/singapore-authorities-pledge-relentless-pursuit-to-get-alleged-stanchart-robber-to-return-here/ar-BBuxjbq?li=BBr8Cnr&ocid=1PRCDEFE

 

Singapore authorities pledge relentless pursuit to get alleged StanChart robber to return here

 

 

© Coconuts Media Photo: CCTV screengrab / Nation TV

 

With no extradition treaty between Thailand and Singapore, things are complicated in the case for David James Roach, the Canadian suspect who allegedly robbed $30,000 from a Standard Chartered bank in Holland Village. 

 

Time is running out — authorities can't keep the 27-year-old man in the country for long, because they merely cancelled his right to stay in Thailand.

 

Currently detained at Bangkok's Suan Plu Immigration Detention Centre, Roach has refused to cooperate with the investigations, requesting to speak only to the Canadian embassy. 

 

The thing is, Canada does have an extradition treaty with Thailand, and Roach may very well be sent back home to face punishment, to the ire of Singapore.

 

 “If the Thai authorities are unable to return the suspect directly to Singapore we will pursue the suspect’s return from whichever country Thailand eventually decides to send the suspect to,” said the Singapore Police Force.

 

A "mutual legal assistance request" has also been made to forward the evidence seized from the suspect — namely the USD27,000, several notes and a notebook found at the scene during the suspect's arrest.

 

After successfully robbing the Standard Chartered bank with a piece of paper, Roach wasn't exactly meticulous in planning his getaway. Though he managed to flee the country on the same day of the robbery, he lingered around at a hostel in Bangkok for three days before Thai authorities descended upon him. 

 

The Straits Times reported that police are still waiting for the results of a court decision on whether the alleged bank robber can be extradited here — a decision that can only be made after July 20 due to public holidays. 

[Guest Guest]

On ‎20‎/‎7‎/‎2016 at 9:24 PM, Guest Guest said:

If he really gets repatriated back to Canada, it will just go to show what weaklings our police force is.

 

http://www.msn.com/en-sg/news/newsother/singapore-authorities-pledge-relentless-pursuit-to-get-alleged-stanchart-robber-to-return-here/ar-BBuxjbq?li=BBr8Cnr&ocid=1PRCDEFE

 

Singapore authorities pledge relentless pursuit to get alleged StanChart robber to return here

 

 

© Coconuts Media Photo: CCTV screengrab / Nation TV

 

With no extradition treaty between Thailand and Singapore, things are complicated in the case for David James Roach, the Canadian suspect who allegedly robbed $30,000 from a Standard Chartered bank in Holland Village. 

 

Time is running out — authorities can't keep the 27-year-old man in the country for long, because they merely cancelled his right to stay in Thailand.

 

Currently detained at Bangkok's Suan Plu Immigration Detention Centre, Roach has refused to cooperate with the investigations, requesting to speak only to the Canadian embassy. 

 

The thing is, Canada does have an extradition treaty with Thailand, and Roach may very well be sent back home to face punishment, to the ire of Singapore.

 

 “If the Thai authorities are unable to return the suspect directly to Singapore we will pursue the suspect’s return from whichever country Thailand eventually decides to send the suspect to,” said the Singapore Police Force.

 

A "mutual legal assistance request" has also been made to forward the evidence seized from the suspect — namely the USD27,000, several notes and a notebook found at the scene during the suspect's arrest.

 

After successfully robbing the Standard Chartered bank with a piece of paper, Roach wasn't exactly meticulous in planning his getaway. Though he managed to flee the country on the same day of the robbery, he lingered around at a hostel in Bangkok for three days before Thai authorities descended upon him. 

 

The Straits Times reported that police are still waiting for the results of a court decision on whether the alleged bank robber can be extradited here — a decision that can only be made after July 20 due to public holidays. 

 

Has anyone heard anything after this guy after July 20? It's been more than a month now. Looks like foreigners can really walk into a local bank in Singapore, rob it, hang around to have a meal, fly out of the country, and get home after that.

[Guest Learning]

11 minutes ago, Guest Guest said:

 

Has anyone heard anything after this guy after July 20? It's been more than a month now. Looks like foreigners can really walk into a local bank in Singapore, rob it, hang around to have a meal, fly out of the country, and get home after that.

Foreigners know how to pick the right country because they know us very well for our complacency and loopholes.

[Guest ;-(]

Oh no! Where is he now? I'm getting paranoid. Are we still safe?

[fab]

Originally Posted by :



Singapore's efforts to extradite a suspect in the Holland Village bank heist have hit a snag in Thailand. The Attorney-General's Office in Bangkok has rejected its request for Canadian national David James Roach.


"We denied it because we are not in the position to consider it," said Mr Amnat Chotchai, director-general of the international affairs department at the Attorney General's Office. He did not elaborate on the reasons.
Roach, 27, is accused of robbing the Holland Village branch of Standard Chartered Bank on July 7, by allegedly handing the teller a note which said he had a weapon.


He flew from Singapore to Bangkok on the day of the robbery, but was detained by Thai police three days later. The Thai authorities revoked his right to stay here, and he has been held at Bangkok's immigration detention centre since then.


It is unclear if there are other avenues that would allow Roach to be flown from Bangkok to Singapore to face trial. The two countries have not signed an extradition treaty.


As an immigration offender in Thailand, he would be deported back to Canada if he cannot be extradited. This would mean Singapore would have to pursue the case with Canadian officials. But that could be complicated by the lack of an extradition treaty between the two countries.


Thailand's immigration police chief Nathathorn Prousoontorn said he was waiting for a final decision on the matter, but could not hold Roach for much longer. Thai police are required to deport immigration offenders as soon as it is reasonable to do so.


"The Canadian government wants us to deport him back to Canada," he told The Straits Times. "Immigration (police) can't detain him for a long time. It has been a month. We have to make a decision."


According to Mr Amnat, the Attorney-General's Office was now processing a request by Singapore police to examine the items found on Roach in Thailand. This has not been concluded, he said.


Singapore police, when contacted, said they are still working with the Thai authorities on the matter.


Roach was arrested on July 9 in Bangkok's Boxpackers Hostel after Singapore police alerted their Thai counterparts. Thai police said he was found with 700,000 baht (S$27,000) in cash, as well as a notebook containing a detailed escape plan that included stopovers in Chiang Mai and Dubai. Also in the notebook was the same message found on the note used in the robbery.


While the contents of the note have never been made public, it has been reported by Shin Min Daily News as: "This is a robbery, I have a weapon, give me money, don't call police." The teller handed over $30,000 before alerting the police.

http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/thailand-rejects-request-to-extradite-robbery-suspect

 

[Guest Guest]

Indians riot, deport them.

Angmoh rob bank, let them fly away scot free.

The only people our SPF can catch are us locals.

 

[Guest Maybe]

Country like Thailand can simply overthrow a democratically elected government and imposed martial law, what is extraditing a suspected robber to Singapore without an extradition treaty?  I suspect there is something that Thailand wanted from Singapore in return.  Maybe to freeze the bank accounts of some red shirt leaders, or even Thaksin or Yingluck assets here in Singapore.     

[Guest Guest]

7 minutes ago, Guest Maybe said:

Country like Thailand can simply overthrow a democratically elected government and imposed martial law, what is extraditing a suspected robber to Singapore without an extradition treaty?  I suspect there is something that Thailand wanted from Singapore in return.  Maybe to freeze the bank accounts of some red shirt leaders, or even Thaksin or Yingluck assets here in Singapore.     

 

I think in this case, the Thais think nothing of the influence of Singapore, but more of the Canadian's influence. We have opened our legs so wide we are just prostitutes to be bullied. Do you think the Thais respect us in any ways to hand the Canadian to us?

[teatree]

13 minutes ago, Guest Guest said:

 

I think in this case, the Thais think nothing of the influence of Singapore, but more of the Canadian's influence. We have opened our legs so wide we are just prostitutes to be bullied. Do you think the Thais respect us in any ways to hand the Canadian to us?

 

Thailand and Singapore are major trading partners while Canada is not.  The fact that the suspect remains in Thailand for so long despite an extradition treaty existed between Thailand and Canada is already proof that Canada has little or no influence over Thailand.

[Guest Guest]

12 minutes ago, teatree said:

 

Thailand and Singapore are major trading partners while Canada is not.  The fact that the suspect remains in Thailand for so long despite an extradition treaty existed between Thailand and Canada is already proof that Canada has little or no influence over Thailand.

 

And just like the fact that Thailand did not hand the Canadian over to Singapore after so long is also proof that they don't view us seriously too, right?

[teatree]

1 hour ago, Guest Guest said:

 

And just like the fact that Thailand did not hand the Canadian over to Singapore after so long is also proof that they don't view us seriously too, right?

 

True.  That is obvious, otherwise the suspect would have been sent (not extradited) back to Singapore.  But I still got a gut feeling that the suspect will be back to Singapore instead of Canada.   

[Guest Guest]

http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/thailand-rejects-request-to-extradite-robbery-suspect

Thai Attorney-General's Office says it is 'not in the position to consider' request to send Canadian to S'pore

Tan Hui Yee Thailand Correspondent In Bangkok

Published

Aug 20, 2016, 5:00 am SGT

 

Singapore's efforts to extradite a suspect in the Holland Village bank heist have hit a snag in Thailand. The Attorney-General's Office in Bangkok has rejected its request for Canadian national David James Roach.

 

"We denied it because we are not in the position to consider it," said Mr Amnat Chotchai, director-general of the international affairs department at the Attorney General's Office. He did not elaborate on the reasons.

 

Roach, 27, is accused of robbing the Holland Village branch of Standard Chartered Bank on July 7, by allegedly handing the teller a note which said he had a weapon.

 

He flew from Singapore to Bangkok on the day of the robbery, but was detained by Thai police three days later. The Thai authorities revoked his right to stay here, and he has been held at Bangkok's immigration detention centre since then.

 

It is unclear if there are other avenues that would allow Roach to be flown from Bangkok to Singapore to face trial. The two countries have not signed an extradition treaty.

 

 

As an immigration offender in Thailand, he would be deported back to Canada if he cannot be extradited. This would mean Singapore would have to pursue the case with Canadian officials. But that could be complicated by the lack of an extradition treaty between the two countries.

 

Thailand's immigration police chief Nathathorn Prousoontorn said he was waiting for a final decision on the matter, but could not hold Roach for much longer. Thai police are required to deport immigration offenders as soon as it is reasonable to do so.

 

"The Canadian government wants us to deport him back to Canada," he told The Straits Times. "Immigration (police) can't detain him for a long time. It has been a month. We have to make a decision."

 

According to Mr Amnat, the Attorney-General's Office was now processing a request by Singapore police to examine the items found on Roach in Thailand. This has not been concluded, he said.

 

Singapore police, when contacted, said they are still working with the Thai authorities on the matter.

 

Roach was arrested on July 9 in Bangkok's Boxpackers Hostel after Singapore police alerted their Thai counterparts. Thai police said he was found with 700,000 baht (S$27,000) in cash, as well as a notebook containing a detailed escape plan that included stopovers in Chiang Mai and Dubai. Also in the notebook was the same message found on the note used in the robbery.

 

While the contents of the note have never been made public, it has been reported by Shin Min Daily News as: "This is a robbery, I have a weapon, give me money, don't call police." The teller handed over $30,000 before alerting the police.

[Cube3]

So, really, this bank robber got away scot-free and is in Canada now?