Teller followed safety protocols
A Certis Cisco security guard at the StanChart branch in Holland Village yesterday, 1 day after a Caucasian man brazenly walked in around 11.25am, slipped the teller a piece of paper with his demands, then got away on foot with about $30,000 in cash.ST FOTO: CHEW SENG KIM
A teller who handed over about $30,000 in cash to a robber at Standard Chartered Bank's Holland Village branch on Thursday did the right thing, according to the bank, which has tightened security there with a security guard.
Yesterday, an island-wide manhunt continued for the Caucasian man who had brazenly walked into the bank around 11:25am, slipped the teller a piece of paper with his demands, then got away with the money on foot.
The branch did not have a security guard then, but a bank spokesman said it had "in-branch security measures" such as closed-circuit TV cameras and staff "are well trained to respond to such situations".
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A manhunt is underway at Holland Village, as police investigate a robbery that took place at Standard Chartered Bank on Thu (July 7) morning.
Channel NewsAsia understands that the suspect made off with S$30,000 from the Standard Chartered branch, and was not armed at the time.
The branch was closed after the incident. The bank said it filed a police report immediately, and is working with the police on investigations. "We would like to highlight that the safety of our customers and staff is top priority and our branch staff are all well-trained to react to such situations," StanChart said in a statement.
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Singapore bank closed due to suspected robbery
A Standard Chartered branch in Singapore was closed due to suspected robbery Thursday afternoon, according to local media.
Witness said that the bank at Holland Village has been closed at around noon. The area was now cordoned off.
In response to media queries, a police spokesman confirmed that a report has been lodged and investigations are ongoing. But it has not confirmed whether it was bank robbery.
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Out of 21 analysts covering Standard Chartered PLC (LON:STAN), 7 rate it a “Buy”, 9 “Sell”, while 9 “Hold”. This means 28% are positive. Standard Chartered PLC has been the topic of 153 analyst reports since July 23, 2015 according to StockzIntelligence Inc. Below is a list of Standard Chartered PLC (LON:STAN) latest ratings and price target changes.
Standard Chartered PLC is an international banking company. The company has a market cap of 19.13 billion GBP.
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Police search for suspect after robbery at Standard Chartered bank in Holland Village
The branch of Standard Chartered bank in Holland Village, Singapore would be temporarily closed for police investigations after a robbery was reported to have taken place on Thursday morning.
A police spokesperson confirmed that the robbery occurred at 11.25 am. The branch was closed immediately after the incident. All the employees and customers are said to be safe.
The police believe that the suspect is a Caucasian man, who was wearing a grey hoodie and mustard-coloured pants. Weapons were not used during the robbery and hence there were no injuries, said the officers.
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S’pore police hunt bank ‘note’ robber
Singapore police said they are hunting a man who managed to steal more than SG$30,000 (RM90,000) from a bank using nothing but a piece of paper.
The suspect, described as caucasian, strolled into a Standard Chartered branch in an expatriate enclave of the city around lunchtime on Thursday and handed staff a note with his demands. Minutes later, he walked out of the branch with SG$30,000 (RM90,000) in cash, said a source close to the investigation, who asked not to be named. A police spokesman confirmed the robbery and said no weapon was used, but gave no details of the note’s contents. The local Straits Times newspaper said police were searching for an Australian man.
Bank robberies are rare in Singapore, whose tough stance against crime and strict ban on private gun ownership have made it one of Asia’s safest cities.
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Search for suspect on in Holland V bank heist – but what does he look like?
HERE’S what we know: He was a Caucasian man, apparently Australian – though, how this was determined is unclear. (Perhaps he spoke with an Aussie accent?) He was wearing a grey hoodie, mustard-coloured pants and may have had a cap on.
Was he tall? Short? Fat or skinny? How old? We don’t know. No details of age, height or weight were given.
We’re talking of course about the robbery that happened yesterday (July 7) at the Standard Chartered Bank in Holland Village.
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Robbery in Holland Ave, the first since 2008
An unarmed man robbed $30,000 from a bank branch of Standard Chartered Bank at Holland Village at 11.25am on July 7. Making it the first Singapore bank robbery in 8 years since the last incident in 2008.
The robbery was reported to have happened only within the span of a few minutes. The lone individual walked toward the teller then handed her a note. She took the money and handed him $30,000. Then he walked off the building.
It is said that he was unarmed and that there were no securities seen in the bank during that time. It is unknown what was written on the note but it was reported by Chinese newspaper Shin Min Daily News that the bank employees handed over a stack of notes in fear for their safety.
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The police haven’t given much info about the StanChart robbery, so Internet steps in
The Internet has an unquenchable thirst for information
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STAN CHART ROBBERY: POLICE FINDS IMPT EVIDENCE - GATORADE BOTTLE
The ongoing police investigation of the robbery at Standard Chartered Bank at Holland Village has uncovered an important piece of evidence - a Gatorade bottle which the suspect had drank from.
Investigators have retrieved a Gatorade bottle from a rubbish bin that was within 5 meters of the bank.
It is believed that the suspect was observing the activities of the bank from the outside while sipping his Gatorade drink before he finally threw the bottle into the rubbish bin.
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Unarmed Ang Moh Successfully Robs Bank while Local and Foreign Bank Robbers Failed Before Him
The perpetrator of yesterday’s bank robbery at Standard Chartered bank in Holland Village is suspected to be an ang moh man who was wearing a grey hoodie and mustard pants.
The ang moh is believed to have been unarmed when he performed the robbery.
He made off with S$30,000 and gave everyone the slip. Police are still searching for him and no identity has been revealed to the public yet.
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Caucasian man successfully robbed Standard Chartered bank of S$30,000 in broad daylight
An unknown caucasian man successfully pulled off a bank robbery at the Holland Village branch of Standard Chartered bank in broad daylight around 11.25am today (July 7). According to the media, the man took off with S$30,000 in cash but the police is unable to find or identify him. The only information is that the robber was wearing a grey hoodie and mustard pants.
There is no information from the Singapore Police as of press time, and neither was a photo or screenshot of the bank’s cctv image provided. There is no detail behind the robbery released by the police, and the Singapore government-controlled media did not interview anyone involved in the robbery and the spokesperson for Standard Chartered bank only said that the branch will be closed for police investigation.
This is Singapore’s first successful bank robbery in decades. It is understood the Singapore government-controlled media is revealing as little information as possible so not to embarrass the Singapore government.
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Why didn’t anyone think of anti-robbery standee to foil would-be-bank-robbers?
Blogger Phillip Ang in his post in December last year titled, ‘Cardboard policemen can help deter criminals meh?‘, showed how effective Singapore Police Force’s anti-theft standees are.
In the wake of the robbery of StanChart bank in Holland Village on Thursday (7 Jul), some Facebook users were again wondering how effective the anti-crime standees are.
User Shawn Shawket sharing a picture of the standee said: “I wonder which idiot who cooked up this campaign thought it would deter crime forever…..LOL !!!”
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