The police explained the overall public security situation last year. Among them, from January to October last year, there were 64 cases of robbery, a decrease of nearly 40% compared with 105 cases in the same period of the previous year, and 724 cases of burglary, a decrease of more than 100% compared with 1,261 cases in the same period of the previous year. 40%, the number of burglary and robbery cases is the lowest in the past 30 years, and the detection rate is a new high in the past 10 years, among which the detection rate of robbery cases is as high as 70%.
The police said that they have spared no effort to combat crimes, and have done a good job in preventing and eliminating crimes from various aspects, including strengthening patrols at crime black spots, collecting and analyzing intelligence, and taking corresponding law enforcement actions to maintain social order and protect the lives and properties of citizens Safety.
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The police also stated that they will continue to actively investigate several robbery and burglary cases in various districts this year, including reviewing and analyzing a large number of closed-circuit television footage, conducting investigations such as evidence collection and scientific forensics at the crime scene and related places, and After investigating the relevant persons, the personnel quickly identified the identity of the suspect and took arrest action.
From the 9th to the 17th of this month, the police detected 3 robbery cases and 9 burglary cases within 9 days. A total of 7 people were arrested and more than 400,000 lost items were recovered.
A watch store on the 2nd floor of the Presidential Commercial Building in Mong Kok was robbed by two robbers and took away Rolex watches and 200,000 yuan in cash. The owner and his wife (left and middle) assisted the police in the investigation.
(Photo by Liang Weiquan)
The largest robbery occurred on the 12th of this month. Two male thieves disguised themselves as customers and entered a watch shop in Mong Kok. Then they showed a beef knife to scare the person in charge of the shop and robbed 7 watches, 200,000 yuan in cash and 2 mobile phones, with a total value of more than 1.4 million yuan, the thief left the shopping mall and boarded a taxi to escape.
Two days later (January 14), the police arrested a 26-year-old Vietnamese man on suspicion of committing "robbery", "assaulting the police" and "resisting arrest". The clothes the suspect was wearing when committing the crime, the operation is still going on, and it is not ruled out that more people will be arrested.
The police pointed out that some ground store tenants only used ordinary locks, and even did not lock the locks when they left, giving thieves an opportunity. In related residential burglary cases, thieves would enter the building with the tenants or enter the house through the window. The police reminded the public that in recent years At the end of the year, merchants and residents should be vigilant, lock doors, windows and gates, avoid storing large amounts of cash and valuables, and pay attention to strange and suspicious people and beware of thieves.
The police hope that the general public will work together with the police force to pay more attention to the people and things around them. If they find anything suspicious, they must immediately notify the police. Prevention of crime requires the cooperation and assistance of the public. The police will continue to work in various districts Strengthen patrols to prevent crime and ensure public safety so that citizens can celebrate the festive season.
Two robbers broke into a watch store in Mong Kok to snatch $1,227,000 Rolexes and $200,000 in cash. The owner of the watch store in Mong Kok was robbed with a knife.
