Public housing tenants open their doors to the target, 53-year-old burglar knows his taste

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Written by: Li Jingshan and Huang Weimin

2021-01-26 16:58

Last update date: 2021-01-26 16:58

In the late years of the year, the burglars went all around to "grab food" and were finally caught.

A 53-year-old man surnamed Zhang followed the household yesterday (25th) and was arrested by police officers in ambush when he entered the unit of Jiawei Village in Hung Hom and committed a burglary.

At the time of the incident, the doors and iron gates of the unit were not locked. The police reminded the public, especially units with elderly people, not to be greedy for a moment, and to lock the doors and windows.

The Senior Inspector of Team 1B of the Hong Kong Island Region Crime Squad 1B told the case. Yesterday (25th) a man was arrested in Jiawei Village, Hung Hom, suspected to be related to a total of 10 burglaries from October last year to January this year. The man is now detained. Check in.

Since October last year, the Criminal Division of the Hong Kong Island Region has noticed that criminals have targeted public housing estates with unlocked doors. The robbers followed the residents into the building first, and then found some unlocked doors and iron gates. The unit entered the unit to commit the crime without using any burglary tools.

Lu pointed out that from October last year to January this year, there were nine similar burglaries that occurred in different public housing estates in Hong Kong, Kowloon, and the New Territories. The lost property included cash and mobile phones, with a total value of more than 70,000 yuan.

After in-depth investigations, the Regional Crime Squad of Hong Kong Island identified a 53-year-old man. Yesterday (25th) the targeted person was identified and arrested. When the suspect entered a unit in Jiawei Village, Hung Hom, the ambush police officer immediately appeared , Arrested the man on the spot for burglary.

At that time, the unit did not lock the gate and iron gate.

The police claimed that the arrested man was a habitual offender and reported that he was unemployed. The largest case of lost property was more than 20,000 yuan in cash.

The police urged that gangsters commit crimes "quick money" all the time around the year's night. If citizens or property management companies find suspicious strangers entering the building, they must be vigilant and immediately contact the building manager or report to the police.

The police have also noticed that citizens are accustomed to not locking the doors and iron gates of their homes. They describe the robbers as opportunists and choose units that are easy to deal with. They remind the citizens, especially units with the elderly, not to be greedy for a while. Lock the doors and windows.

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