The police said that yesterday (December 6) received a report from a 24-year-old man that he encountered a man who claimed to be a police officer in a back alley at 95A Tung Choi Street, Mong Kok at about 2 am that day, and the other party requested After conducting a body search and checking the property, the reporter found that 2,000 yuan in cash was suspected of being stolen.
After intelligence analysis and in-depth investigation, officers of the Mong Kok Police District Intelligence Unit identified a target man and quickly launched an arrest operation. At 2:30 pm on the same day, a 39-year-old man surnamed Huang was arrested at a unit in Tsz Ching Village, Tsz Wan Shan. Suspected of "pretending to be a police officer" and "theft", and seized clothing suspected to be wearing at the time of the crime.
The arrested man is being detained for investigation and the case is being followed up by the Mong Kok District Criminal Investigation Team.
It is reported that the arrested man surnamed Huang claimed to be a construction worker and had a criminal record. On the 27th of last month, an 18-year-old young man walked through the junction of Fa Yuen Street and Shantung Street in Mong Kok. Huang Chen claimed to be a Criminal Detective (CID) and ordered the young man. Searching in the back alley, the young man gave out his ID card and told his mobile phone dock and address as ordered. Huang Ping used his cell phone to photograph the young man’s appearance and ID card header. Soon after the young man received the authentication code, he did not go into it. After telling Huang the password, the young man was allowed to leave.
Later, the young man received a text message while walking on the street, stating that his virtual bank account had passed a sum of 250 yuan. The young man suspected fraud and asked nearby police officers for help. Bank account.
The police urge the public to be very careful when encountering someone claiming to be a police officer. If in doubt, they should ask the other party to show their warrant card and contact the police to confirm their identity.
According to the Summary Offences Ordinance, anyone who impersonates a public official can be fined 1,000 yuan or imprisoned for six months upon conviction.
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