Crab thieves have recently appeared in Sham Shui Po. A male thief took a long-legged crab worth about 1,500 yuan from a seafood wholesale shop on Fuk Wing Street yesterday and fled without a trace. A seafood shop was also suspected of stealing seafood three times by the same thief last week, and lost nearly 3,000 yuan.
After investigation, the police arrested a 32-year-old foreign man. It is understood that the arrested man is Vietnamese and holds a street pass.
A seafood wholesale shop in Sham Shui Po posted a post on the Internet yesterday (11th), claiming that the shop had stolen long-legged crabs. Called the police."
According to CCTV footage, the incident happened at about 5:00 p.m. yesterday (11th). He bent down and took a long-legged crab from it, and fled after getting it.
A man in blue just passed by and looked suspiciously at the seafood thief who was running with a crab in his arms.
The owner of another seafood restaurant on Fuk Wah Street revealed to "Hong Kong 01" this afternoon (12th) that crabs were stolen three times in 2 consecutive days (6th to 7th) last week.
Checking the closed-circuit TV, it was found that the thief had brought a large plastic bag and took away various sea salts with his bare hands from the water tank at the store door. He stole 8 lobsters and 5 crabs in total for 3 times, with a loss of nearly 3,000 yuan.
The police said that at about 5:25 p.m. yesterday, the police received a report from the person in charge of a restaurant at No. 47 Fuk Wing Street, Sham Shui Po, who suspected that a man had stolen a long-legged crab with a market value of about 1,500 yuan.
The case was classified as theft and was handed over to Team Six of the Criminal Investigation Team of the Sham Shui Po Police District for follow-up.
After an in-depth investigation by the Criminal Department of the Sham Shui Po Police District and the Sham Shui Po District Special Relics Team, a 32-year-old foreign man was arrested at the junction of Ki Lung Street and Shek Kip Mei Street this afternoon (12th) on suspicion of theft.
After investigation, officers believed that the man was related to four cases of the same type that occurred at 69 Fuk Wah Street in January. The lost items included lobsters and crabs with a total value of about 2,700 yuan.
The arrested man is now being detained for enquiries.
Stealing crabs in Sham Shui Po｜The crab thief once stole seafood 3 times in 2 days and lost 6 lobsters in Sham Shui Po. Stealing long-legged crabs in one night｜The owner of the victim: The thief is suspected of being a repeat offender. Take the crab by hand" enter the store and take away the long-legged crab worth about 1,500 yuan
