Claw machine shop owner spots regular customer on CCTV allegedly using magnet to cheat, reports to police
The owner of a claw machine shop at Sunshine Plaza checked his CCTV feed and allegedly spotted a customer stealing a Pokemon collection tin using a magnet.The incident occurred on Thursday (Nov 5) at around 1.44pm, Xiao Qinyuan (transliteration) told 8World.The 33-year-old shared that the customer was a regular, visiting the shop often for two to three months after it opened, but reducing the frequency of his visits afterwards.Xiao said that around 1.35pm, he received WhatsApp messages from the customer on his personal and business numbers, which were deleted afterwards. Upon checking the store CCTV to see if the man was claiming a prize, he inadvertently caught him allegedly cheating.According to Xiao, he appeared to have a magnet in his left hand, trying to attract a Pokemon tin."The first time he failed, but he was very smart," Xiao told 8World. "He timed his second attempt perfectly, synchronising with the movement of the claw, making it appear on the CCTV footage as though he were operating the claw normally to retrieve the tin. "He succeeded on his second try, then took the tin and walked straight away."