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
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.
