Hong Kong Jewelry Store Robbery

[terrence]

Hong Kong Jewelry Store Robbery.

Police got the tips and were on site.

[terrence]

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A robbery occurred on Haiphong Road, Tsim Sha Tsui. The scene was "Celebrity Station Watches and Jewelry". Five non-Chinese men involved were arrested on the spot. Store manager Mr. Chen recalled the incident. At that time, five masked gangsters speaking Cantonese came to the scene armed with knives and hammers and threatened the staff, "telling us to bury ourselves aside and not feel depressed." Some colleagues were frightened and squatted down.

He then pointed out that when the thief was attacking the glass cabinet, the masked detectives immediately arrived to subdue him and "kneel down and drop the weapon." He pointed out that luckily there were no customers present at the time, stressing that "fortunately no one was injured." He said that as soon as the thief pounced on the glass, "(the alarm bell) immediately went off." He pointed out that a watch fell to the ground during the process, but after inspection, it was not damaged because the glass cabinet was not completely broken and "the surface was not damaged."

The store involved uploaded a CCTV footage of the incident at night. The gangsters entered the store and destroyed the glass cabinets. About 18 seconds later, multiple detectives entered the store and subdued the gangsters. At least four of them drew their guns.

Mr. Chen said that the jewelry cabinet smashed by the thieves mainly contained a variety of luxury watches, including Rolex, Patek Philippe, etc., with a total value of more than 10 million yuan. He revealed that the store had been open for more than 10 years. In 2018, it was robbed and suffered a loss of tens of millions of dollars. "At that time (the thieves) had several minutes to break up the property and then bury it in the car." In this case, the thieves He was subdued shortly after entering the store.

Chen Sheng said he was satisfied with the police's deployment and "he helped us secure it." However, he described the thief involved as "very stupid" and "couldn't have imagined that someone would steal the watch." Since each watch is equipped with a number, the thief would still be able to steal the watch even if it was stolen. Hard to change hands.

An employee threw two pieces of broken glass into a nearby garbage room. Mr. Zhang, a staff member of the store involved, said that there were more than a dozen staff present in the store at the time. About 20 seconds after several suspects entered the store, a police officer rushed to the scene to stop them. He said that the police were not informed in advance that a robbery would occur. After this incident, security will be strengthened to prevent theft. He said that two pieces of glass in the store were damaged. He said that there was no serious damage this time and he expressed his gratitude to the police for law enforcement.

[kellyhound]

Walking with their heads in the clouds.

[Mr.NoCredit]

Cool video!

Enjoyed seeing the undercover police stop the crime in progress.

[marcos_69]

Glad to see they caught the Hammer Clan.

[houseoftechno]

Originally Posted by Mr.NoCredit

Cool video!

Enjoyed seeing the undercover police stop the crime in progress.

Love to see the bad guys get busted.

One cop was a few steps away. She taps a com device on her chest after the last one walked inside.

[houseoftechno]

...as another cop on scene turned and approached the getaway car.

[houseoftechno]

Originally Posted by terrence

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Five non-Chinese men involved were arrested on the spot. Store manager Mr. Chen recalled the incident. At that time, five masked gangsters speaking Cantonese came to the scene armed with knives and hammers and threatened the staff...

Interesting that they were non-Chinese who spoke Cantonese. And had all body parts covered. Curious.

[mothmon]

Love to see 'em cower after them feeling so strong and powerful