SG firefighter stole Apple Watch worth RM1,100 while responding to a possible fire in flat

The smartwatch was not recovered, and Tay has since made full restitution to the victim over its cost. — AFP

SINGAPORE: A Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) firefighter was responding to a possible case of a fire in an Ang Mo Kio flat with his team when he stole an Apple Watch worth S$332 (RM1,154) from one of its residents.

Ernest Tay Xiheng, who was a national serviceman at the time, had the watch with him when he returned to Ang Mo Kio Fire Station later that day.