87岁的南南艺术家的Interlace公寓单元分成10枚金币和3000美元现金被盗

这位87岁的老人于3月15日回到了他在仓库路的Interlace Condo的两居室单位，发现他的家已经被打破了。

An 87-year-old Nanyang artist had nearly $40,000 worth of gold coins stolen from his two-bedroom condo at The Interlace in Depot Road.

一位87岁的南南艺术家在他的两居室公寓中偷走了价值近40,000美元的金币，位于仓库路的Intera。

The retiree, Mr Koeh Seng Chong, returned to his unit on March 15 to find his home had been broken into.

退休人员Koeh Seng Chong先生于3月15日返回他的单位，发现自己的家被闯入。

“When I stepped into my apartment, I saw my master bedroom door, which I had locked, was open,” Mr Koeh told The Straits Times in Mandarin.

“当我走进公寓时，我看到了我已经锁定的主卧室门，” Koeh先生在普通话中告诉《海峡时报》。

“My room was ransacked, the wardrobe drawers were pulled out, and my clothes were scattered everywhere.”

“我的房间被洗劫一空，衣柜抽屉被拉出，我的衣服散落在各处。”

The kitchen window had been prised open and the intercom unit inside his apartment removed.

厨房的窗户被公开，他的公寓内的对讲机被拆除。

He phoned his daughter, who called the police.

他给女儿打电话，后者打电话给警察。

A police forensics team was deployed and spent several hours collecting fingerprints and other evidence from the unit. The police said investigations are ongoing.

一个警察取证团队被部署，并花了几个小时从该单位收集指纹和其他证据。警方说，正在进行调查。

Mr Koeh, a second-generation Nanyang artist whose works have been exhibited across Asia, had left Singapore on Jan 20 for his annual trip to Bali. This time, however, the visit was especially meaningful – he was there to set up an art gallery.

Koeh先生是第二代Nanyang艺术家，他的作品在亚洲展出，于1月20日离开新加坡去巴厘岛旅行。但是，这次访问特别有意义 - 他在那里建立了一个美术馆。

He said he lost 10 gold coins worth more than $40,000, $3,000 in cash, and other cash collectibles.

他说，他损失了10枚金币，价值超过40,000美元，3,000美元现金和其他现金收藏品。

But two new mobile phones – including a Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra worth about $1,500 – were left untouched, along with a Samsung notebook on the dining table and around 200 oil paintings.

但是，两款新的手机（包括三星Galaxy S25 Ultra，价值约1,500美元），以及餐桌上的三星笔记本以及大约200油绘画。

“It didn’t look like the burglars had entered the second bedroom, where I kept all my paintings. The living room also looked untouched,” Mr Koeh said.

“看起来不像盗贼进入第二间卧室，我在那里放了所有的画。客厅看上去也没有受到影响，” Koeh先生说。

When ST visited his home on May 8, he pointed out a staircase accessible from the corridor on the seventh floor, where his unit is located.

当St在5月8日访问他的家时，他指出了一个可以从他的单位所在的七楼的走廊到达的楼梯。

As the staircase is near his kitchen window, Mr Koeh suspects that his unit could have been broken into.

由于楼梯在他的厨房窗户附近，Koeh先生怀疑他的单位本来可以被闯入。

“I never thought this could happen in a condo with security guards,” said Mr Koeh.

Koeh先生说：“我从没想过这可能会与保安人员的公寓发生。”

He added that since he moved into the condo in 2014, he had always “felt very safe” living there.

他补充说，自从他于2014年搬进公寓以来，他一直在那里居住在那里。

The managing agent of the 1,040-unit Interlace declined comment as the case is under investigation.

当案件正在调查时，1,040个单元交叉的管理代理人拒绝了评论。

Mr Koeh’s partner, who wanted to be known only as Annie, said Mr Koeh’s son-in-law had stopped by at the end of February to drop off some books at their home, but he did not notice anything amiss.

Koeh先生的合伙人只想以Annie的名义而闻名，他说Koeh的女son在2月底停了下来，在他们家中放下了一些书，但他没有注意到任何不对劲的东西。

Mr Koeh believes the burglary had likely happened in early March.

Koeh先生认为，入室盗窃可能发生在3月初。

Before leaving for Bali, Mr Koeh had taken his gold coins out to check on their value, as he was planning to sell them to fund eye surgery originally scheduled for May 6, said Annie.

安妮说，在前往巴厘岛之前，Koeh先生拿出了金币以检查其价值，因为他打算出售它们以资助原定于5月6日的眼科手术。

They had travelled to Bali together, but Mr Koeh returned to Singapore first. Annie said she rushed back to Singapore after she learnt of the burglary.

他们一起去了巴厘岛，但Koeh先生首先回到了新加坡。安妮（Annie）说，她得知盗窃案后赶回新加坡。

“Seeing how distressed he is now, I have postponed his surgery,” she added.

她补充说：“看到他现在有多痛苦，我推迟了他的手术。”

Lawyer Daniel Chen of law firm Lee & Lee, who specialises in litigation and disputes involving the management corporation strata title (MCST) of properties, said burglaries or thefts in condos are generally uncommon.

Lee＆Lee的律师Daniel Chen专门从事涉及财产管理公司阶层标题（MCST）的诉讼和纠纷，他说公寓中的盗窃案或盗窃通常并不常见。

He said “there tends to be more cases of theft at the common property than burglary of condominium units”.

他说：“与公寓单位盗窃案相比，公共财产的盗窃案往往更多”。

The MCST’s duty is “limited to appointing a reasonably competent security agency to implement security measures appropriate to the development”.

MCST的职责“仅限于任命合理的安全机构来实施适合开发的安全措施”。

Managing agents engaged by the MCST are also not responsible for ensuring the security of the condo and its residents, as they are generally not employed to undertake such functions. “The primary responsibility lies with the security agency,” explained Mr Chen.

MCST参与的管理代理也不负责确保公寓及其居民的安全，因为通常不使用他们从事此类职能。陈先生解释说：“主要责任在于安全机构。”

While many residents would likely assume that security officers are responsible for keeping intruders out, in practice, it can be difficult for security officers to prevent unauthorised people from entering a condo development.

尽管许多居民可能会认为安全官员负责使入侵者远离，但实际上，安全人员很难防止未经授权的人进入公寓开发。

“At automated access entry points, the ‘unauthorised persons’ can easily follow after or ‘tailgate’ residents,” Mr Chen

“在自动访问入口点，'未经授权的人'很容易跟随或'targate'居民，”

“And at manned entry points, the ‘unauthorised persons’ can say they are visiting a certain unit and are usually granted entry on that basis, because the security officer may not have the time or capacity to hold the person at the entry point until the visit is confirmed with the resident of the unit.”

“在载人的入口点，'未经授权的人'可以说他们正在访问某个单位，并且通常以此为基础，因为安全官员可能没有时间或能力将其置于入口点之前，直到与该单位的居民确认访问为止。”

When it comes to surveillance cameras, access controls or patrols, the appropriate level of security should be assessed by the MCST

当涉及监视摄像机，访问控件或巡逻时，应由MCST评估适当的安全级别

For Mr Koeh, the experience has been a sobering lesson in home security.

对于Koeh先生来说，这种经验一直是家庭安全方面的清醒课程。

In the days after the break-in, he had aluminium grilles installed over his kitchen window.

闯入后的几天里，他在厨房窗户上安装了铝格栅。

“I never bought home insurance because I always thought a condo was safe,” said Mr Koeh.

Koeh先生说：“我从未购买过家庭保险，因为我一直认为公寓是安全的。”