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Clifford Lo

Hong Kong police are hunting at least two robbers who allegedly used a GPS tracking device to find and steal HK$260,000 (US$33,205) from a victim’s vehicle in the New Territories.
The victim, a 30-year-old watch company salesman, called police soon after 11pm on Monday when he returned to his seven-seater car on Town Park South Road in Yuen Long and found the windscreen and another window had been smashed.
He had parked the car there at about 9.30pm and then went to play football at a nearby playground.
According to police, a bag carrying HK$260,000 was stolen from his vehicle.

Officers combed the area and recovered the bag nearby, but the cash and his bank cards had been stolen.
A source familiar with the case said officers discovered a GPS tracker attached to the bottom of the vehicle.
He said the robbers might have targeted the victim after learning that he usually carried large amounts of business proceeds and used the GPS tracker to follow him.
A security camera captured two men loitering in the area before they stole the money from the car, according to the source. He said one of them acted as a lookout.
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The two suspects are thought to be aged between 20 and 30 and are about 1.7 metres (5.6 feet) tall, according to police.
Police are treating the case as “theft from vehicle”. So far, no arrests have been made. Detectives from the Yuen Long criminal investigation unit are following up on the case.
Between January and March this year, police handled 240 reports of thefts from vehicle, up 14.8 per cent from the 209 cases logged in the same period in 2022.
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According to police figures, reports of theft rose by 45 per cent to 5,340 in the first three months of 2023 from 3,678 cases in the same period last year.
The surge in theft cases earlier sparked a warning from the city’s Japanese consulate reminding its nationals to remain vigilant, keep an eye on their belongings and avoid using smartphones or listening to music while walking on the streets.


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Hong Kong police hunt thieves who used GPS tracker to find victim’s car and steal HK$260,000

Thieves stole HK$260,000 from a vehicle parked on Town Park South Road. Photo: Google

Thieves used a GPS tracker to find their victim’s car, according to police. Photo: Shutterstock

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The two elderly visitors from the mainland who were arrested on suspicion of collecting money from passers-by in Causeway Bay. Photo: Handout 

Hong Kong police arrest woman, 53, over theft of jade pieces worth HK$9.5 million from mainland Chinese businessman

Police are looking for three other suspects involved in the bogus transaction. Photo: Warton Li

The theft occurred outside W Hong Kong hotel on Saturday night. Photo: Handout

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Hong Kong

Law and Crime

Watch company salesman, 30, called police when he returned to his car and found windscreen and another window smashed
Source says officers discovered GPS tracker attached to vehicle and robbers may have targeted victim because he usually carried large amounts of cash


Watch company salesman, 30, called police when he returned to his car and found windscreen and another window smashed.


Hong Kong police

Crime

Hong Kong police hunt thieves who used GPS tracker to find victim’s car and steal HK$260,000

Watch company salesman, 30, called police when he returned to his car and found windscreen and another window smashed Source says officers discovered GPS tracker attached to vehicle and robbers may have targeted victim because he usually carried large amounts of cash

Watch company salesman, 30, called police when he returned to his car and found windscreen and another window smashed

Source says officers discovered GPS tracker attached to vehicle and robbers may have targeted victim because he usually carried large amounts of cash