A bank robbery occurred in Yau Ma Tei yesterday afternoon (14th). A man with a suspected pistol broke into China Construction Bank (Asia) at 556 Nathan Road, stole 14,000 yuan in cash and fled.
After 7 hours of investigation, the police arrested a 73-year-old suspect involved in the case in Yuangang Village, Kamshang Road, Patxiang, late at night, and recovered some of the stolen money and the pistol involved, which was confirmed to be a toy gun.
It is understood that the suspect is a Singaporean overseas Chinese who has overstayed for more than 10 years. He is unemployed and in debt. He is supported by his wife. He believes that he committed the crime for money. .
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At nearly 2 am today (15th), Superintendent Zhong Yalun of the Criminal Division (Operations) of the West Kowloon Region explained the details of the case to the media.
He pointed out that at about 11:00 last night, the Kowloon West Regional Crime Squad arrested the suspect in a village house in Yuen Gang Village, Pat Heung, and seized the suspected pistol used in the crime, which was confirmed to be a toy gun; At the same time, part of the stolen money was recovered, as well as the clothes worn by the suspect during the crime.
The arrested man is a 73-year-old Singaporean overseas Chinese who has overstayed for more than 10 years and is unemployed. He was arrested on suspicion of "robbery" and "overstaying" and was detained overnight. He will be charged later today (15th). .
It is reported that the suspect lives with a foreign wife who holds a Hong Kong identity card. Because he has been unemployed for a long time, he is only supported by his retired wife who has a job before. However, some people owe hundreds of thousands of yuan due to living expenses and other issues.
Zhong Yalun said that he believed that the suspect committed the crime for money, and the robbery note he handed did not contain the actual silver code, but only the words "robbery, I have a gun!".
The police also believe that he is related to a similar robbery in July 2020. At that time, he was armed with a lighter and broke into a chain pharmacy in Mong Kok in an attempt to robbery, and finally escaped.
When the incident happened at about 3:40 yesterday afternoon, a man broke into the above-mentioned bank and claimed to have robbed. CCTV captured him first taking out a pre-written note in his bag and handing it to the bank staff through a gap in the glass window. Then he flashed a black suspected pistol to intimidate the staff, and then the staff put the cash into his own bag, and finally successfully stole about 14,000 yuan in cash. The whole process lasted about 30 seconds.
The officers then tried to pursue them to no avail, and witnessed the thief boarding a Route 87D bus and fleeing.
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