There was a "site rat" theft party on Lantau Island. The thieves were dispatched many times to steal property on the site. After an in-depth investigation by the Criminal Headquarters of the New Territories South Region, the police found that the thieves sneaked into the expansion site of the North Lantau Hospital in the early hours of yesterday (4th), intending to steal about The 180,000 yuan lightning protection copper sheet was handed over to the same party to try to transport it away, so they took action and arrested a total of three men. After investigation, it was suspected that the three men were related to 10 other site theft cases in Lantau Island. The total loss of property was total. The value is about 1.8 million yuan, and the case with the largest loss reached 500,000 yuan, involving the theft of 140 canal covers.
Two of the arrested men were working at the recycling yard. The police emphasized that the arrests are still going on and that more arrests are not ruled out.
Zheng Ziyan, senior inspector of the New Territories South Regional Crime Unit, explained the case.
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The three men involved in the case, aged between 31 and 57, were arrested on suspicion of "site burglary". One worked at a recycling yard and another reported being unemployed.
Zheng Ziyan, Senior Inspector of the New Territories South Regional Crime Unit, explained the circumstances of the case. At about 3 am yesterday (4th), three men involved in the case were found at the North Lantau Hospital expansion project site. Two of them climbed over the fence and sneaked into the site. On a locked pallet, 41 rolls of lightning protection copper sheets were stolen, with a market value of about 180,000 yuan, and then the copper sheets were transported away in a large trash can, handed over to the same party on the side of the road, and then put into a medium-sized truck.
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After intelligence analysis and in-depth investigation, the police made arrests and recovered the batch of copper pieces. After further investigation, the police suspected that they were related to 10 other site theft cases that occurred on Lantau Island. The largest loss was 500,000 yuan. Involving the theft of 140 canal covers, the operation is still going on, and it is not ruled out that more people will be arrested.
Zheng Ziyan emphasized that theft is a serious crime. Once convicted, the maximum sentence can be 10 years in prison. She reminded the site and construction companies to strengthen security, consider installing anti-theft systems and closed-circuit televisions, and be careful to lock the items on the site.
According to the police, the Lantau Police District received a number of site theft cases from December last year to February this year. According to reports and in-depth investigations, the Criminal Headquarters of the New Territories South Region was arrested at about 3:00 am yesterday (4th) in North Yu, Lantau Island. Two men were found acting suspiciously at a site on East Road. The two men climbed over the site wall to steal the lightning protection copper sheets stored in the container, and then transported the lightning protection copper sheets to a car parked outside the site by another Inside the medium-sized truck driven by the man, the three local men aged between 31 and 57 were arrested on suspicion of "site theft" and are currently being detained for investigation.
Police officers seized 41 rolls of lightning protection copper sheets worth about 180,000 yuan and a batch of tools suspected of being used for theft, including scissors, gloves, iron ladders, large trash cans, and trucks.
The Regional Crime Unit of New Territories South took over the case. After further investigation, it was suspected that the three arrested men were related to about 10 other cases of the same type of site theft received by Lantau North Division from December last year to February this year. , with a total loss of about 1.8 million yuan in property.
The three arrested men are being detained for enquiries.
