Burst
Written by: Chen Nuoxi Qiu Qiqian Cai Zhengbang
2020-08-21 14:42
Last update date: 2020-08-21 16:01Last Saturday (15th) a money change shop on Castle Peak Road, Yuen Long, was robbed by a male thief holding a hammer and robbed of about 180,000 yuan in cash. Yesterday (20th) the police arrested the 36-year-old local man involved in the case in Tuen Mun. He reported that he was unemployed and robbed him because of financial difficulties. According to the police, the suspect boarded a taxi twice and fled to Palxiang after the robbery. The two taxi drivers who had picked up the suspect afterwards remembered that the suspect was relatively obese and the Cantonese was not very pure, so they provided clues to the police. , To bring the prisoner to justice.
The Chief Criminal Inspector of the Yuen Long Police District, Ouyang De, said that at about 5 pm on August 15, a male thief wearing a cap, gloves and a mask broke into a money changer under the Yuen Long section of Castle Peak Road. The male thief broke the lock of an anti-theft gate with a hammer, then entered the money changer counter, used the hammer to scare the shop assistants, and robbed a batch of Hong Kong dollars and Renminbi, totaling 180,000 Hong Kong dollars. The culprit took about 30 seconds to commit the crime and fled without a trace after he succeeded.
The police boarded 2 taxis after checking the Tianyan culprits
Police seized the hammer used by the thief for robbery at the scene, and seized clothing and gloves worn by the thief in a nearby back alley. Ouyang De pointed out that the police followed the escape route of the culprit and searched a large number of CCTV footage and found that the culprit had boarded two taxis, including an urban taxi and a New Territories taxi, and drove to nearby villages in Pat Heung.
After analysis and investigation, the police identified the male culprit. Ouyang De said that the two taxi drivers in the case remembered that the suspect was relatively obese and the Cantonese was not pure and provided information to the police to help bring the culprits to justice.
The 36-year-old man arrested is unemployed and most of his cash has been used to repay debts
At about 1:30 pm yesterday (20th), the police launched an arrest operation. The detectives arrested the 36-year-old local man at the downstairs of the culprit’s apartment in Tuen Mun. He reportedly was unemployed and had no triad background. Under a court search warrant, the detective seized the clothing and sports shoes worn by the culprit at the time of the crime. The police believed that the suspect was robbed due to financial difficulties and most of the cash had been used to pay off the debt.
Ouyang De pointed out that it is initially believed that the suspect had inspected money changers in Tuen Mun before the incident. In addition, the suspect is currently being detained for investigation. The police will temporarily charge him with "robbery" and will apply to the court for the suspect to be remanded. Ou continued that robbery is a serious crime and the maximum penalty is life imprisonment.
The Yuen Long Hammer thief broke into the money changer and robbed the 180,000 yuan passer-by who chased and shouted: Rob!
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