The day before yesterday (15th) the police arrested a 50-year-old lone thief involved in 5 shop theft cases.
From October to November this year, the police received 5 cases of theft in Yau Tsim Mong District against mobile phone electrical shops. A total of 17 mobile phones were stolen, with a total value of about 160,000 yuan.
The suspect entered the store as a customer and cut off the security device connected to the mobile phone when the clerk didn't care, or stole the mobile phone directly.
The police searched a large number of closed-circuit televisions and intelligence analysis to identify the suspect. The suspect was arrested in Kwai Chung the day before yesterday and he was dressed when he was found committing the crime at his residence.
Police Yau Tsim Police District Criminal Investigation Team No. 7 Team Chief Chen Juntu said that the suspect is a Chinese man who reported unemployed and will be charged with 5 thefts and will appear in the Kowloon Magistrates' Courts tomorrow.
It is understood that the arrested man was involved in the recent theft of the iPhone 13 Pro Max at Sin Tat Plaza, Mong Kok.
At 2 pm on the 15th, a mobile phone shop in Xianda Plaza, Mong Kok, the owner bought 13 iPhone 13 Pro Max 256GB phones from customers. During this time, he left to another shop to get cash payment. A man with obese body openly opened the door of the shop. Walked into the store, stole 13 iPhones from the shelf and left. The crime took only 20 seconds.
The lone fat thief steals the iPhone at Xian Da Plaza in Mong Kok
Eyes from the Sky｜Fat Thief pretends to be a staff member and hits 13 iPhone13ProMax 20 seconds before reaching shop customers
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