A 46-year-old man was arrested for cheating after he allegedly scanned and voided grocery items worth over $500 at the self-checkout kiosk of a Woodlands supermarket.
On July 16, the police said they received a call for assistance from a supermarket in Woodlands Street 82 for a case of suspected shop theft on March 21.
The man was detained by a supermarket staff for allegedly scanning and voiding grocery items worth more than $34 at a self-checkout kiosk.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the man had allegedly scanned another barcode, which resulted in a final payment of $0.60.
Further investigations showed that between Jan 2 and March 21, the man had made 26 similar transactions at the supermarket.
He allegedly voided the items that were scanned at the self-checkout kiosk and left the store with them.
The total value of the items voided by the man was more than $500.
He is expected to be charged in court on July 17.
If found guilty, he may be jailed for up to 10 years and fined.
Daniel Lai for The Straits Times
Man allegedly scans, voids items worth over $500 at supermarket
