Burst
Written by: Peng Kaixin, Chen Leilei
2020-03-30 12:30
Last updated: 2020-03-30 14:31In view of the rising trend of juvenile delinquency in Tuen Mun District, some involving serious cases such as injury, robbery, indecent assault, the police took the initiative from March 22 to March 29 to launch a program called "Operation Shadow" to combat Juvenile delinquency in the district, 60 people were arrested during the operation, including 32 men and 28 women, aged between 12 and 49. Among them, 40 arrested persons were 24 years of age or younger, 15 of whom reported to students and others reported Unemployed, 7 men have triad background.
Tuen Mun Police District launched a project called "Operating Shadows" on combating youth crime from March 22 to 29, during which 60 people were arrested. (Photo by Chen Leilei)
Tuen Mun Police District Assistant Commander (Criminal) Lee Suk Yee said that from 22 to 29 March, the Tuen Mun Police District launched a project called "Operation on Shadow" to combat youth crime. Since the beginning of this year, the Tuen Mun Police District has noticed an increase in the participation of young people in crime activities, including attacks, wounding, burglary, robbery, etc. On the other hand, officers have also discovered that incidents such as party formation and bullying in the district's youth have attracted public attention In view of this, the police launched an 8-day "Taiying Operation" to take intelligence-led action against youth criminal activities, especially targeting the crimes of the Youth Street Party. In addition to arrests and prosecutions during the operation, support services were also provided for the arrested youngsters. After the crime was committed, referrals and support were provided to the youngsters to strengthen their awareness of law compliance and return to the track as soon as possible.
During the operation, the police smashed unlicensed bars, arsenals, etc. and seized a number of exhibits. (Photo by Chen Leilei)
Inspector Sheng Weiren of the first team of the Tuen Mun Police District Anti-Triad Operation Group said that the entire operation can be divided into two phases. The first phase is mainly to collect information on juvenile delinquency activities and to abet young people behind them, such as collective bullying, Criminal damage, indecent assault, etc.
After intelligence analysis, the police arrested a total of 60 people across the territory, including 32 men and 28 women, aged between 12 and 49. Of these, 40 arrested persons were 24 years of age or younger, 15 of whom reported that Students, others reported being unemployed, and seven men with triad background. 60 people arrested for assault causing actual bodily harm (AOABH), theft, possession of offensive weapons, criminal damage, extortion, criminal intimidation, indecent assault, drug trafficking, possession of drugs, possession of tools for drug use and unlicensed sales Wine etc. Of the 60 people arrested, 4 were prosecuted for "dangerous drug trafficking" and appeared in court in the past week. The remaining 56 arrested persons were released on bail pending further investigation.
Seven cases were detected during the operation, including smashing an unlicensed bar dedicated to entertaining young people, an arsenal, and three drug cases. Two of the drug cases were suspected to be dedicated to entertaining young people to take drugs. In the drug case that was detected, the police found that the criminals were soliciting young people on social media and selling them drugs. After the two sides negotiated the price, the criminals would deliver the drugs to the other party in a drug fast food truck.
During the operation, the police also conducted high-profile patrols at 23 entertainment venues and crime black spots in the area. During the operation, 21 grams of drugs and more than 115,000 yuan were seized, believed to be money derived from crime. The police seized the axe, mountain knife, and Tietong in the arsenal.
In three drug cases, the police found that criminals recruited young people on social media and sold them drugs. After the two sides negotiated the price, the criminals would deliver the drugs to the other party in a drug fast food truck. (Photo by Chen Leilei)
Tuen Mun Police District Chief Inspector (Survey) Huang Xiuling said that the goal of the operation is to help young people get back on track. Therefore, a community support service plan was added to the operation. Non-governmental organizations funded by the SWD provide services to arrest young people. Reduce the chance of recidivism. In this operation, after completing the arrest and investigation, the police referred the case to the social workers of the relevant agencies for follow-up after obtaining the parents' consent. Most of the 40 arrests under the age of 24 have completed referrals.
In addition to arrests and prosecutions during the operation, support services were also provided for the arrested youngsters. After the crime was committed, referrals and support were provided to the youngsters to strengthen their awareness of law compliance and return to the track as soon as possible. (Photo by Chen Leilei)
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