Hello,
I have a question regarding the police warnings in Singapore. My friend got into some trouble about 1.5 years ago and it was a first time offence. She's always had some mental health issues (depression, anxiety) but she did not disclose this when she got arrested (she's quite secretive about this, she only shares this with like 3 people and not even her own family). She was arrested for shoplifting then she broke down and cried and wouldn't talk to anyone. It was not really an ordinary case in the sense that it's a bit peculiar (to me). She was under a lot of stress and having a hard time which led to kleptomania. She took items that she could not have used. Basically, her landlord and housing contract strictly does not allow cooking but she only took uncooked items like raw rice, sauces and etc. When the IO investigated, (after she stopped crying) she cooperated and told them to call up her landlord to confirm that she was telling the truth. Whether or not the IO called, I have no idea. I did not have to pay fine or anything. I just signed some papers and picked her up. She signed some papers and was released with an unconditional warning. Because she has anxiety, recently, she's been asking a lot of questions regarding whether this leaves a record and whether it will affect visa applications (overseas) and so forth (she's planning to further her studies). She's not Singaporean, she was a foreigner working in Singapore. Do you guys have any idea what happens to warnings? Will there be a record in Singapore or Malaysia? I don't know how to help her and she's been breaking down again. FYI, she's gone for counselling and improved a lot over the past year or so but once in a while she can go crazy (like suddenly depressed and won't talk or get angry and etc). She called me about 4-5 times already just to ask these and each time I said I don't know then the last time she called, she was crying. I'm a bit worried.
Thanks.
