Picking up a wallet
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Just last evening, picked up a pouch containing a wallet outside Cold Storage at Eastwood, thus decided to hand it over to the police.
At the police station, the officer made my family members and i wait for 40 minutes, making us look like some fools while she typed out the report.
Can u imagine the frustration? I'm here doing a good deed by handing over the wallet with everything intact and i'm forced to wait like an idiot while she took her time to type out the report. I saw the report and it can easily be typed out in under 10 minutes.
Even my dad who was waiting outside in the car stormed in the station after 30 minutes of waiting and made a fuss about it.
Tell you just how efficient singapore's police force is eh? i'm NEVER going to the policestation ever again if i were to pick up another lost wallet. Heck, i would have just taken the money (quite a substantial sum) and handed the wallet over to the shopowners there if it weren't for the fact that my parents were around.
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no ID in wallet?
if i were you, i rather send back personally.
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policewoman noob la.. lols
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more like police force fcuked up. please.
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patience is a virtue.
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SPF - Singapore Pussy Force... not Singapore Police Force..
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Can let us know the following:-
The entire session took 40 minutes, or the reporting lodging alone took 40 minutes excluding waiting time?
If lodging the report alone takes 40 minutes - Yes, slow. If the whole session time in time out 40 minutes, acceptable.
How many things inside the wallet other than cash? Is everything item listed or just the cash and wallet colour?
If only cash and wallet - Yes, slow. If all items listed, well & good, its also covering you on your honesty.
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Originally posted by sgprowrestling:
SPF - Singapore Pussy Force... not Singapore Police Force..
You haven encounter other country Police force...they make you the pussy. -
Originally posted by Troy437:
You haven encounter other country Police force...they make you the pussy.
lol. -
She is one of those who can't understand why the keys are not in alphabetical order. She can't find the letter she wants.
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Originally posted by FireIce:
patience is a virtue.
seldom in a woman and never in a man -
Originally posted by sinicker:
no ID in wallet?
if i were you, i rather send back personally.
there was, address somewhere in the north, too far..Originally posted by Troy437:Can let us know the following:-
The entire session took 40 minutes, or the reporting lodging alone took 40 minutes excluding waiting time?
If lodging the report alone takes 40 minutes - Yes, slow. If the whole session time in time out 40 minutes, acceptable.
How many things inside the wallet other than cash? Is everything item listed or just the cash and wallet colour?
If only cash and wallet - Yes, slow. If all items listed, well & good, its also covering you on your honesty.
To answer your questions;
The report lodging itself took 40 minutes.
Items in wallet includes $196 in cash, 3 vouchers, 1 big sweep ticket, 3 credit cards, cashcard, driving license, SAF card, Krisflyer card, 2 petrol cards.
other things inside the pouch includes lighter, cigs, house keys.
I know everything has to be accounted for including the serial numbers of the cards, vouchers, etc. But taking 40 mins to type all these down is just too long. I've seen the report and believe me, it can be done in 10 minutes.
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dat was no excuse for ur intended dishonesty.
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Originally posted by nyox:
there was, address somewhere in the north, too far..To answer your questions;
The report lodging itself took 40 minutes.
Items in wallet includes $196 in cash, 3 vouchers, 1 big sweep ticket, 3 credit cards, cashcard, driving license, SAF card, Krisflyer card, 2 petrol cards.
other things inside the pouch includes lighter, cigs, house keys.
I know everything has to be accounted for including the serial numbers of the cards, vouchers, etc. But taking 40 mins to type all these down is just too long. I've seen the report and believe me, it can be done in 10 minutes.
10 minutes cannot lah. Somemore all got serial number.
Its a computer system now where you fill in spaces, not handwritten. Takes for the system to recognise your entry, ask you some details as the system is stupid and ask for a lot of details, takes time to save before you can continue to next page.
I lodge Police report B4 recently when my car was scratched. I saw the officer do the report and I can see the screen. The officer type very fast and it is only less than 6 lines. The system prompt a lot of questions. Takes 20 minutes to complete and print out.
Maybe next time go to some smaller centre or post, say I found this, put there and leave quickly. Someone found my card holder and hand over to a NPC. The person just drop and go off before the officer can ask him more, so I didn't know where he found my card holder wth my cards inside.
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should have just taken the money and dump the wallet there. or if its me, return to the owner. got 1 guy picked up my ic before and return to me personally. lost my ic in yishun, the guy found it at bedok. not bad eh? when he return me, still scold me. hello, ppl stole my wallet! some ppl really nv check details one. sibeh sian.
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actually, can just leave your particulars behind, let the police handle the paper work. or don't give particulars, just give the stuff to police and walk off.
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Originally posted by sgprowrestling:
SPF - Singapore Pussy Force... not Singapore Police Force..
Remember this line when something bad happens to you and you need "pussies" to help you out...
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I prefer returning the items to the person myself. Save the hassle. Was young and naive one time. Found a wallet belonging to a junior student in my school with at least $300 cash at the MRt platform. Went and give the wallet to the mrt control station w/o leaving any names of details.
When I checked with my sister, her classmate received the wallet back but all the cash was gone.
Even when in uniform, receiving a wallet is easy, just jot down the persons name and contact number and roughly list the items so the person knows whats in the wallet and can verify the items after being returned to the ownere of that lost property.
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at least u did a gd deed
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Originally posted by nyox:
Just last evening, picked up a pouch containing a wallet outside Cold Storage at Eastwood, thus decided to hand it over to the police.
At the police station, the officer made my family members and i wait for 40 minutes, making us look like some fools while she typed out the report.
Can u imagine the frustration? I'm here doing a good deed by handing over the wallet with everything intact and i'm forced to wait like an idiot while she took her time to type out the report. I saw the report and it can easily be typed out in under 10 minutes.
Even my dad who was waiting outside in the car stormed in the station after 30 minutes of waiting and made a fuss about it.
Tell you just how efficient singapore's police force is eh? i'm NEVER going to the policestation ever again if i were to pick up another lost wallet. Heck, i would have just taken the money (quite a substantial sum) and handed the wallet over to the shopowners there if it weren't for the fact that my parents were around.
u can actually just put the wallet in the postbox...
because several years ago, my elder bro got it back this way via registered mail. go post office collect. everything intact. -
Great tip!
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Originally posted by Rednano:
u can actually just put the wallet in the postbox...
because several years ago, my elder bro got it back this way via registered mail. go post office collect. everything intact.
Depends on what kinda postbox. it cost money lah.And letterbox nowadays dont allow you to simply drop in items nowadays.
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i'd taken the cash and other stuff usable and dumb the wallet away. . .
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Originally posted by Troy437:
10 minutes cannot lah. Somemore all got serial number.
Its a computer system now where you fill in spaces, not handwritten. Takes for the system to recognise your entry, ask you some details as the system is stupid and ask for a lot of details, takes time to save before you can continue to next page.
I lodge Police report B4 recently when my car was scratched. I saw the officer do the report and I can see the screen. The officer type very fast and it is only less than 6 lines. The system prompt a lot of questions. Takes 20 minutes to complete and print out.
Maybe next time go to some smaller centre or post, say I found this, put there and leave quickly. Someone found my card holder and hand over to a NPC. The person just drop and go off before the officer can ask him more, so I didn't know where he found my card holder wth my cards inside.
so it's the computer software used by SPF tt is not user friendly and caused the delay la.. i wonder how much SPF paid the guy who programmed the software.. -
if i were you.. i just walk out...