Kwai Tsing thieves were violently involved in 2 burglaries in a laundromat

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Written by: Guo Qianwen

2020-06-04 13:23

In recent months, a number of self-service laundries in Kwai Tsing District were burgled. Police officers ambushed the staff. A man pried open the silver coins with a screwdriver to change the machine. He was cut off by the police officers on the spot. After investigation, the police found that the man was involved in 3 cases of the same type. The police appealed to the 24-hour merchants to increase various electronic payment methods and reduce cash flow to reduce the risk of burglary.

Inspector Lu Tianlang of the Criminal Investigation Team of Kwai Tsing Police District pointed out that the police noted that the 24-hour self-service laundromat in Kwai Tsing District had been burgled recently. After in-depth investigation and analysis, the patrol was stepped up. At 2 a.m. today (4th), police officers ambushed at 24 Laundromat, Wo Yi Hop Road, during which a man was found wandering outside the shop suspiciously, and he hurried into the store with a screwdriver Prying open the coin exchange machine, the police officer stepped forward and arrested the man, who found 580 yuan and a screwdriver on him.

The arrested man was 38 years old and reported as a transport worker. According to the preliminary investigation, he was involved in two other cases, namely 21st and 31st last month. The burglary in the self-service laundry in Kwai Tsing District involved a total of 30,000 yuan. The case was referred to the Criminal Investigation Team of Kwai Tsing Police District Team 7 followed up.

Suggest to use electronic payment to reduce the risk of burglary

Inspector Lu Tianlang said that the police are highly concerned about the burglary of the laundromat and reiterated that they will not condone any illegal acts. In the past year, there have been 10 cases of burglary in a self-service laundry shop in Kwai Tsing District, and all cases have been successfully resolved. The Crime Prevention Division of New Territories South is now strengthening communication with merchants and recommends that merchants use different electronic payment methods such as Octopus and Alipay to reduce cash flow and reduce the risk of burglary.