North Point Tuesday (24th) at nearly 11 pm, a 50-year-old woman was robbed by robbers at King's Road Metro City Building with a cloth suspected of being stained with water.
The gangsters know the taste of the marrow, and the next day they grab the handbag at the Harbour Building, 1026 King's Road.
The two lost about $15,000 in total, including Octopus, cash and mobile phones.
The Skynet was restored. Under the investigation of the police, a 50-year-old unemployed man was arrested in Tung Chung yesterday (25th), and some of the lost property was recovered from his body. He was detained for "robbery" and "robbery".
Pull your hair and cover your face with a water cloth
Senior Inspector Ye Zhanyang, in charge of the Second Team of the Eastern District Police District Serious Crime Unit, told the case. At 10:53 pm on May 24, 2022, a 50-year-old local woman living in Block B, Metro City Building, 430 King's Road, North Point, went out after going out. After taking 𨋢 home, he was followed by the thief in 𨋢, and even went out 𨋢 with the victim. After that, he showed the thief's appearance, pulled the victim's hair, and tried to cover the victim's face with a piece of cloth.
The thief snatched the victim's handbag and fled without end.
According to the victim's description, the cloth covering the face had a strong smell of Tianna water.
King's Road robbers follow in 𨋢 out 𨋢 thieves appear
The next day, at 10:25 a.m. on May 25, 2022, a 67-year-old local woman who lived in Harbour View Building, 1026 King's Road, Quarry Bay, bought food and took the 𨋢 home.
A thief followed the victim into the 𨋢 and followed the victim out 𨋢. The thief immediately snatched the victim's handbag and fled without end.
The above two cases were handed over to the Eastern District Police District Major Crime Squad for investigation.
After in-depth investigation and analysis of a large number of CCTV clips, the Eastern District Police District Criminal Department believes that the two cases were committed by the same thief, and the police quickly identified the thief.
The Eastern District Police District Serious Crime Squad tracked down the whereabouts of the thief in the area of Tung Chung yesterday. At 7:15 pm on the same day, the thief appeared in Fu Tung Village, so he was immediately arrested.
The arrested person is a 50-year-old local man who reported being unemployed.
Investigations revealed that the arrested person acted alone without the involvement of others and is being detained by the police.
The arrested persons did not know the two victims.
Chief Inspector (Criminal) of the Eastern District Police District Chief Inspector Zhang Henghui said that "fighting against fast money crime" has always been one of the Commissioner of Police's priority operations.
For cases that pose a danger to the community, the police will persevere in their investigation and bring the perpetrators to justice.
The crime of robbery under Article 10 of Chapter 210 of the Laws of Hong Kong is a very serious crime. Once convicted, the maximum penalty will be life imprisonment. The public should not try the law by themselves.
The police made an appeal.
Citizens should be extra vigilant if they go home alone at night.
↓↓The North Point woman was robbed by the gods who covered her mouth with water and cloth↓↓
↓↓Seaview Building Robbery↓↓
Covering his face with a water cloth, robbing a handbag
