[Table robbery] Hammer robbed five bandits in Mong Kok, arrested, returned Rolex, 70,000 cash

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Written by: Shao Peilin, Chen Leilei

2019-12-26 14:51

On the 13th of this month, four thieves robbed Mong Kok watch shops with a knife and hammer, looting more than 2 million yuan in cash and watches. Acting Chief Inspector (Criminal) of the Mong Kok Police District, Li Qijin, said the police arrested a total of five Chinese men aged 19 to 33. Among them, the 19-year-old surname of the site worker was arrested and returned to Shatin Shuo A search was conducted on the residence of Xisuo Building in Mencun, and one of the robbed Rolex watches was retrieved with a market value of about HK $ 240,000 and about 70,000 cash. Regarding multiple recent robberies, Li Qijin said that the police have recently invested a lot of resources to handle public activities, but they will not ignore the usual police work.

The arrested 19-year-old surname He Gangong was taken back to the residence of Xishuo Building, Shuomen Village, Shatin by police officers to search for evidence. (Photo by Chen Leilei)

Acting Chief Inspector (Criminal) of the Mong Kok Police District, Li Qijin said that the incident occurred at about 5 pm on December 13 this year. At that time, four gangsters broke into a watch shop selling watches on Garden Street, Mong Kok. At that time, the gangster first cut and injured an employee in the shop, and then snatched about 70,000 yuan in cash from Wanwan, and a total of 48 watches in the window, with a market value of about 2.88 million Hong Kong dollars. After the four culprits succeeded, they boarded the response vehicle and attempted to escape, but were stopped by nearby citizens. The culprits took the car with the thieves and fled.

The arrested has a gang background

After the incident, officers from the Criminal Division of the Mong Kok Police District searched CCTV records, and officers of the same case team also locked several target men of the criminal group. Detectives arrested a total of five Chinese men, aged 19 to 33, from 16 to 25 this month. They are believed to be related to the robbery in the bank. The arrested had gang background. Two of them were construction workers, one was in the real estate industry, one was reported as a businessman and one was a truck driver.

Return a Rolex watch with a market value of about 240,000 Hong Kong dollars

Subsequently, the 19-year-old surnamed He Gangong was arrested by police officers and returned to the residence of Xishuo House, Shuomen Village, Shatian to search for evidence. At the residence of one of the arrested men, the detective recovered one of the robbed Rolex watches, with a market value of about HK $ 240,000. The evidence in the case includes about 70,000 yuan in cash stolen by the victim, the cell phone and clothing used by the culprit when he committed the crime. The case is still under investigation. No more people are arrested. The current case is being followed up by the severe case team.

Police: The police will not ignore the usual police work

Regarding the recent robberies, Li Qijin said that the police recently need to invest a lot of resources to handle public activities. However, Li pointed out that the police have sufficient ability and confidence to not neglect the usual police work. He further stated that robbery and conspiracy to commit robbery are serious crimes and are punishable by life imprisonment. In addition, at the end of the year, shop owners also need to strengthen their awareness of security to avoid becoming targets of criminals.

Incidents: Thieves robbed Mong Kok watches of more than one million cash and watches

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Recent robbery in Hong Kong:

2019-12-23: On the ground floor of No. 495 Shanghai Street, Yau Ma Tei, six masked men broke into and frightened the person in charge of the shop with a knife, then broke the window and robbed a batch of gold articles, with a total value of about 1 million Hong Kong dollars.

2019-12-23: Outside 695 Nathan Road, Yau Ma Tei, a man was also robbed by two robbers, robbing more than 200,000 yuan in cash, and the victim was sent to the hospital with two sticks swooping from behind.

2019-12-20: A man in a gold shop on Castle Peak Road, Sham Shui Po. A man posing as a customer and robbed with a 24 cm table knife. He stole a batch of gold jewelry worth 42,000 yuan in the store and fled. At that time, the staff of the gold shop immediately called the police and pursued it. The male thief was intercepted with the help of passers-by.

2019-12-19: A male staff member of a convenience store on 3 Anbang Road, Tai Po. He was frightened by a man with a kitchen knife and robbed 5,500 yuan and five packs of cigarettes, worth about 270 yuan.

2019-12-17: On the ground floor of 25-31 Ap Lei Chau Street, Ap Lei Chau, Hong Kong Island, an old man about 80 years old stole two rows of beer in the refrigerator, valued at about 100 yuan, and the old man went to the cashier for a few inches. The fruit knife he claimed left after the robbery.

2019-12-13: A watch shop at 123 Huayuan Street in Mong Kok was robbed by four thieves who entered the watch shop with swords and hammers. After preliminary counting, the watch shop was robbed of about two million yuan in cash and about 70 watches were robbed.

2019-12-02: A jewellery shop on the ground floor of 282 Castle Peak Road, Changsha Bay. Two thieves with hammers got out of the car and quickly smashed the window display cabinet. The thief snatched a batch of gold items worth about 3 million yuan. Jump back to the private car and escape.

2019-12-01: A jewellery gold shop is off at 245 To Kwa Wan Road. Four thieves held watermelon knife fingers to scare the staff, smashed the window glass with a hammer and stole about two million yuan of gold.

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