Someone, or a Group, Stole All the Trolleys in Holland Drive NTUC FairPrice

When I worked in NTUC FairPrice as a part-timer many years ago, I’ve come across many theft cases: someone once ran out with a carton of beer, someone once put a few bottles of wines in his bag and here’s one that I swear is true:

A teenager once stole a pair of woman’s underwear.

When confronted, he initially said that it was for his sister, but later admitted that it was for a dare. While everyone looked stern and serious in the office, we had a good laugh after that.

But nothing—absolutely nothing—comes close to this.

Yeah, you’ve read it right: not one, not two or not a dozen of trolleys have been stolen in this outlet.

All their trolleys have disappeared.

Here’re the deets.

The Case of Missing Trolley

On Sunday (15 December 2018), the image went super viral on Reddit, getting over 928 upvotes.

Netizens soon dug out more details that are not just disturbing, but baffling, too:

• The outlet is heavily populated with elderly
• There is a Police Post just across the street
• It is a 24-hour outlet

Here’s the map for your reference:

And amazingly, the outlet faces a road and a bus stop:

Like what the netizens have mentioned, there’s a Police Post opposite the supermarket:

Do note that unlike Neighbourhood Police Centres, Police Posts aren’t open 24 hours.

So you’ve got to wonder: could this well be Ocean Eleven’s doing?

NTUC FairPrice Confirms the Case of the Missing Trolley

Today, a FairPrice spokesman responded to Channel NewsAsia’s queries.

It turned out that the trolleys were found missing on Friday (14 December 2018), and they made a police report on that day. They couldn’t make any comment as investigations are still ongoing.

According to Mothership.SG, the perpetrators were allegedly caught on CCTV. I seriously wonder how many coins he or she would need.

What the Trolley?

One can only come to two conclusions when it comes to a heist like this: it must be a trolley enthusiast who’s obsessed with collecting trolleys, or it’s something supernatural (could they have been sucked into a black hole???).

But of course we being the stupider people, we come to another conclusion: selling to a scrap metal company. Much like how car owners would receive some money when they scrap their cars for the car body (which is made of metal), scrap metal companies would pay for these metals that can be recycled and reused.

So, despite how silly this heist is, it’s actually a logical one.

The illogical part is how he or she, or a group, manages to carry out the heist without being detected.

I mean, back in my days, we even spotted a teenager stealing a pair of underwear. Now they can’t spot someone stealing rows of trolleys during operating hours?