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Three thieves in Mong Kok pretended to be police and robbed underground gambling stalls with iron pen, looted 6 gamblers, 37,000 yuan, and the victim became a suspect

2020-09-24T18:14:36.780Z


A suspected "black eat black" robbery occurred in Mong Kok. Three gangsters pretended to be a police officer and used an iron pen to break the door of an underground gambling stall. They ransacked the hostess and five male and female gamblers in the unit and looted more than 30,000 yuan Flee after cash. police


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Written by: Liu Ding'an

2020-09-24 07:05

Last update date: 2020-09-24 22:50

A suspected "black eat black" robbery occurred in Mong Kok. Three gangsters pretended to be a police officer and used an iron pen to break the door of an underground gambling stall. They ransacked the hostess and five male and female gamblers in the unit and looted more than 30,000 yuan Flee after cash.

The police received the report at about 5 in the morning and sent officers to investigate, but the thief was gone.

The police found that the unit at the scene was an illegal baccarat gambling stall, and arrested 6 looted male and female victims on suspicion of "operating illegal gambling establishments" and "gambling in gambling establishments", and hunted down 3 robbers posing as police officers The case was brought to justice. The case was classified as a police officer and robbery, which was followed up by the Mong Kok Police District Anti-triad Team.

The police officers went upstairs to investigate and arrested 6 people suspected of being connected to a gambling stall. Some of them walked out of the building with a baby in their hands.

The scene was a unit on the 10th floor of Donghai Building, 760 Nathan Road, Mong Kok.

The reporter saw at the scene that the victims of the robbery became suspects of five women and one man. They were arrested on suspicion of operating a gambling establishment and gambling at the gambling establishment. Among them, a female gambler was taken away with a baby in her hands to cover up.

The police said that at 5:03 this morning, three suspicious men were reported to be suspected of claiming to be a police officer at the building manager at the site, and suspected of carrying a stylus to a unit at the site, robbing 6 people from the unit. He fled after 37,000 yuan in cash.

Police officers arrived at the scene, and after preliminary investigation, the case included impersonation as a police officer and robbery.

During the investigation, the police found that the above site was an illegal gambling establishment. Six men and women were looted and arrested in connection with gambling stalls. Some of them walked out of the site with a baby in their hands.

Among them, a 61-year-old woman surnamed Huang was arrested on suspicion of "operating an illegal gambling establishment", and 4 women and a male (29-58 years old) were arrested on suspicion of "gambling in a gambling establishment".

The above site is an underground gambling stall, and it cannot be ruled out that some people acted as "black eat black".

It is understood that the three suspicious men claimed to be police officers to the security guard and presented their "authorization card".

They used a crowbar to open the gate and robbed 6 gamblers in the unit before escaping.

One of the gamblers called a friend, and the friend called the police.

It is understood that at about 10 in the morning, the detectives were investigating in the building.

At 11 o'clock in the morning, the police arranged for personnel to remove the gambling equipment, including exhibits such as electric mahjong tables and televisions. Anti-triad agents also arrived and took a woman back to the police station for investigation.

The reporter went to the scene to observe today (24th). A police notice was posted outside the door of the unit involved, stating that the unit has been blocked by the police because it is involved in a criminal case.

There are traces of the unit's door being hacked, and there is no CCTV nearby.

A staff member of a unit on the same floor said that they had not heard any strange noises from the unit involved, but had heard that the unit had been operating baccarat for about a few months, and that there was a silver iron gate outside the unit's gate on weekdays, which was very mysterious.

The building security said he did not know the incident.

The door was obviously damaged when the culprit pretended to be robbed and robbed.

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