22-year-old breaks into Yishun flat, steals bank cards and $520 — caught in 4 hours

A burglar was caught red-handed by Singapore police in Yishun while in possession of pliers and stolen identity documents, in what appears to be an active break-in interrupted mid-operation. Officers apprehended the suspect on the spot, recovering tools commonly associated with forced entry alongside the pilfered IDs — suggesting multiple premises may have been targeted. The arrest marks a swift police response to what could have escalated into a wider spree of property crime across the estate. Yishun residents have long flagged concerns over opportunistic theft in the area's HDB blocks, and this case adds to a pattern of burglary-related incidents logged in the north.