An attempted burglary occurred in Hung Hom.
At around 4 a.m. on the 9th, it was reported that two men broke open the gate of a jewelry store at the junction of Shuen O Street and Tak Man Street to commit crimes.
During this period, a number of plainclothes police officers suddenly rushed out and subdued the two men.
At the same time, plainclothes police officers arrested a male driver in a white private car parked nearby. It is believed that the man drove a car to respond.
In addition, a man who was suspected of "watching the water" stopped the taxi and planned to escape immediately when the incident failed. The police immediately stopped him for questioning and arrested the man "watching the water".
After preliminary understanding, it is believed that the taxi driver has nothing to do with the case, but the detectives must bring him to take a statement and assist in the investigation.
Superintendent Chung Ya-lun of the West Kowloon Crime Wing was also present to lead the team.
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It is reported that the detectives of the West Kowloon Region Serious Crime Squad are in charge of the case, and Superintendent Chung Ya-lun of the West Kowloon Criminal Division is also on the scene leading the team.
Initially learned that the detectives received a tip-off that a group of habitual criminals would carry out burglaries in the Hung Hom District, so they planned to arrest them. Until the early morning of today (9th), the detectives were watching outside the target jewelry store, waiting for the opportunity Maturity is about to catch the suspect in one go.
The suspects used tools such as knives to pry open the electric switch controller outside the store, and opened the switch to enter the store for burglary; they also held a hammer, which was suspected to be used to break the glass cabinet.
After the incident, the knife fell on the side of the road, and the hammer was left on the interior cabinet of the store.
On-site news said that among the four men arrested, two were locals, one came to Hong Kong with a two-way permit, and the other was an illegal immigrant from the Mainland.
Two of the locals have similar criminal records.
As for the white private car suspected to be used as a pick-up, after verification, it was found that it was a lost car, and the car key bladder also showed signs of being pried.
At the time of the incident, a local man and the illegal immigrant were responsible for breaking the door, while another local man drove the vehicle.
Police are investigating the incident.
Due to the fact that many plainclothes detectives were dispatched for the arrest, and the investigation was disturbed for a period of time, some passers-by found a large number of suspicious people gathered in the jewelry store involved, so they "reported immediately".
After the police arrived at the scene, Shi realized that it was his colleagues who were handling the case.
The police stopped the taxi and arrested the passengers.
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The suspected "watching water" suspect was arrested.
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The incident involved a jewelry store on Shuen O Street.
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A knife was left at the scene.
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