3 foreigners arrested over theft in Hong Kong, with tourist among victims
Police receive report from tourist on The Peak her wallet was stolen and credit cards used, while intoxicated man in Lan Kwai Fong has mobile phone snatched
Hong Kong police have arrested three foreign nationals on suspicion of theft and obtaining property by deception in separate incidents on The Peak and in Lan Kwai Fong.
A tourist reported to the force at about 7pm on Thursday that her wallet was stolen while she was sightseeing on The Peak and her credit cards were used to buy goods worth HK$16,000 (US$2,050) in total.
“After an in-depth investigation going through vast amounts of CCTV footage, the police identified and arrested two core members of a theft syndicate the day after on February 7,” Inspector Ha Man-yi of the Central district crime squad said on Saturday.
The two foreign passport holders, aged 41 and 44, were arrested over theft and obtaining property by deception.
During a search of the hostel where the suspects were staying, officers found other handbags and wallets, as well as clothing the two men wore when they allegedly committed the crimes.
Another foreign national, a 39-year-old holder of a recognisance form, was arrested in the early hours of Saturday after he allegedly snatched a mobile phone worth HK$8,000 from an intoxicated man in Lan Kwai Fong in Central.
