Thefts occurred in 2 branches of AEON supermarket within a day.
A man and a woman were arrested at the AEON branch of Whampoa Garden this afternoon (13th) and were suspected of stealing food worth about 2,200 yuan. The security guard stopped and locked the car. The police seized a small amount of suspected cocaine from the man involved and put it in the private car A shovel knife was found.
In addition, a female promoter of the AEON branch in Da Wo Hau was arrested by the police and brought to the department for investigation.
At about 4 pm, the police received a report from the security guard of the AEON branch of Whampoa Garden in Hung Hom, saying that a man and a woman were suspected of theft, and were later found and stopped.
At the same time, the security suspects that a black BMW private car parked on Shuen King Street is related to the two people, so they notify the management of the housing estate to lock the car.
The police arrived at the scene to retrieve the food, and after a preliminary count, the value of the lost property was about 2,200 yuan, and about 13 grams of suspected cocaine with a market value of about 10,800 yuan were seized from the man involved.
The police then sent police dogs to the scene to assist in the search, but a shovel knife was found in the car. The police arrested a 44-year-old man surnamed Pan on suspicion of "possession of offensive weapons", "possession of drugs" and "shop theft". and a 22-year-old woman surnamed Fung, who were taken to Hung Hom Police Station for investigation.
The case was handed over to the first team of the Kowloon City District Criminal Investigation Team for follow-up.
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At about 6 pm on the same day, a theft also occurred at the AEON Tai Wo Hau branch of Yue Lai Fang, No. 3 Tsuen Wah Street, Tsuen Wan.
According to reports, a woman who worked as a promoter was found suspected of theft, and the security guards called the police. The police arrived at the scene and detained the person and took them back to the police station for investigation.
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